#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#                                          #¨#¨#¨##¨¨
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¨¨#¨#¨##¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨####¨
¨#####¨###                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨
#¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨##¨¨##¨
#¨¨¨#¨#¨¨¨             $ dream palace $             ¨¨#¨#¨#¨##
#¨¨####¨¨#             ^ ----- ------ ^             ¨#######¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨             $ ..... ...... $             #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
###¨¨####¨             \ ..... ...... \             #¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨#¨#¨¨¨##             ^ ..... ...... ^             #¨¨¨¨#¨¨##
¨####¨¨#¨¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             #¨¨¨##¨#¨#
#¨¨¨#¨##¨¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             #¨¨#¨#####
#¨¨###¨#¨¨                                          #¨###¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨¨###¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
###¨#¨¨### 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))                 ¨###¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨##¨#¨                                          #¨¨#####¨#
###¨#¨####                     =                    #¨#¨¨¨¨##¨
¨¨####¨¨¨#                                          ###¨¨¨#¨##
¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨ 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.      ¨##¨#¨¨###
¨#¨#¨¨##¨¨                                          #¨###¨#¨¨#
####¨#¨#¨¨                    #                     ##¨¨###¨##
¨¨¨#####¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨¨##¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨### 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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#¨#¨¨##¨#¨                                          #¨¨#####¨#
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