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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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