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,,,@,@,,@,             $ dream palace $             @,,,,@,@,,
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@@,,,,@@@, 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))                 @,,,@,,@@,
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@,@,,,@,,@ 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.                  ,,@,,@@@@,
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,,,@,@@@,, 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.              @,,,,@@@@@
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,,,@,,@,,@ 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.      @@@@@@,,@,
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@,@,,,@@@, 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. ,@@@@@,,@@
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@@,,@,@,,, 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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