###££*;«,. .,«;*££###
###¤£*;«,. .,«;*£¤###
¤£;«...... ......«;£¤
£¤¤**«.... ....«**¤¤£
¤¤¤¤£*;«,. .,«;*£¤¤¤¤
£¤¤£**;«,. £ 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. .,«;*£¤###
#£¤¤£*;«,. .,«;*£¤¤£#
££££**;«,. .,«;**££££
¤££££*;«,. .,«;*££££¤
¤**;«,.... ....,«;**¤
#¤£*«..... .....«*£¤#
#¤¤*;;««,. .,««;;*¤¤#