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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,   $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/*     birdland-ish eternal spring (late    */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/                 spring))                 /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$                    «                     $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«/*$¤@ 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.                 $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/*                                          */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/                     *                    /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/*                                          */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$ 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.      @¤$*/«,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$                    @                     $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/*                                          */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ most importantly, there's  a  two square /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/* meter area  on  the  floor  where i  can */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$ "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 $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/* forgetting to  put  them in  the square. */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/                                          /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/*                     ¨                    */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$                                          $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/*$¤ 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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