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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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