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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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))                 ¨¨¨¨¨,~^*§
*^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^*
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ~                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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£@§*^~,¨¨¨                    @                     ¨¨¨,~^*§@£
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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. ¨¨¨¨,~^*§@
§*^~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~^*§
*^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^*
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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