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¨^»\^&@@## ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## & dream palace & ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^^^»^^@@# ^ ----- ------ ^ #@@^^»^^^¨
¨^»\^&@@## & ..... ...... & ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨^»^@@@ \ ..... ...... \ @@@^»^¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@## ^ ..... ...... ^ ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## ^ ..... ...... ^ ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨»\\&@ ¨ ..... ...... ¨ @&\\»¨¨¨¨¨
¨^^^»^&&&@ @&&&^»^^^¨
¨^»»\\&&@@ @@&&\\»»^¨
¨¨¨¨^^\&@@ not actually a palace. a cottage in the @@&\^^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^\\^@ woods (temperate climate, rains every @^\\^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\\^&@@# other day, springs and streams and #@@&^\\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## mysterious iron and stone artifacts, ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## birdland-ish eternal spring (late ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## spring)) ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^^&&@@ @@&&^^\»^¨
¨^»\^@@### » ###@@^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨^\^&@@ @@&^\^¨¨¨¨
¨^»\&@@### i wake up every morning at six am. it's ###@@&\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨»\&&@ dark, and the stars are out, but the @&&\»¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@@@ sun is about to rise. its a long day, @@@@&^\»^¨
¨^^»»»»\^@ before it fades to night again, and @^\»»»»^^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^\^@ then it stays so until i fall asleep. @^\^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@## it doesn't rise unless i've had my ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨»\\&@@# dreams. #@@&\\»¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@## ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^\&@@ ^ @@&\^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨»\^@@# #@@^\»¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^»\&&@ in this cottage there's a lot of radio @&&\»^¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@@@ equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape @@@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»\&@ players. pen and paper, books, cameras, @&\»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨^^\\^^@# mirrors, prisms, and various things to #@^^\\^^¨¨
¨^»\^@@### do art with. the fridge is filled with ###@@^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## differet foods, all of them intriguing, ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## slightly weird. ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨^»\\&@# #@&\\»^¨¨¨
¨^»\^^^@@# @ #@@^^^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@@@ @@@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@@@ i have friends - there's a cat, and a @@@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\\\^^&@ dog (who is ridicolously large and @&^^\\\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## wants to be the big spoon). i listen to ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨^»»»^@@# the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit #@@^»»»^¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^\&@@ myself, songs and poetry, and found @@&\^¨¨¨¨¨
^»\^&@@### sounds from the forest. the others tell ###@@&^\»^
¨^»\^&@### of their lives, play the guitar for me, ###@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## and tell tales of the old world. i ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^^»»^&@@@ consider them friends as well. @@@&^»»^^¨
¨¨^»\\&&@@ @@&&\\»^¨¨
¨^»\^&@@## @ ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨»^@ @^»¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@@@ most importantly, there's a two square @@@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@### meter area on the floor where i can ###@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨^\\&@@ "save" things. whatever i put in here @@&\\^¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^@@### will not be affected by the nightly ###@@^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## reset. everything else, however, is ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨^\^&@@@ completely reset overnight: synth @@@&^\^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^»\&@ patches removed, food uneaten, wounds @&\»^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^^^@@# healed, and wherever and whenever i'd #@@^^^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## rested in my bed. sometimes there's ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## accidents where i lose stuff by ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨^»»^&&@@ forgetting to put them in the square. @@&&^»»^¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^\&&@ @&&\^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\\\&&&@ ¨ @&&&\\\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^»\&@ @&\»^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@## at night, i have demi-lucid dreams ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## where the spirits of the forest around ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨»^&@@ the cottage tries to communicate. here, @@&^»¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@@@ it's not endless but connected to a @@@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## large sprawling city, where my radio ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## friends live. we go exploring together ##@@&^\»^¨
¨¨¨¨^\\^@@ - things are deep and dark - but unlike @@^\\^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨»^^^@ me, they never remember during the day. @^^^»¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^\^@ this is a mystery we often discuss. @^\^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\^&@@## ##@@&^\»^¨
¨^»\^&@@## ##@@&^\»^¨
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