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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.                  ¨#¨¨¨##¨¨¨
#¨¨##¨¨¨¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨#¨¨#
#¨#¨#¨¨¨##                     %                    ¨#¨####¨#¨
#####¨¨#¨¨                                          ###¨¨¨####
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨# 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.      ¨¨#¨#¨##¨#
¨####¨¨##¨                                          ¨#####¨##¨
#¨¨¨#¨#¨##                    #                     #¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
#¨¨#####¨#                                          #¨¨¨#¨####
#¨#¨¨¨¨##¨ 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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¨##¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨##¨#¨##
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