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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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,,~;%¤¤¤¤¤                    %                     ¤¤¤¤¤%;~,,
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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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