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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    .....,»†^§
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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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