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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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@@,,,,,@@,                     «                    @@@@,@,,@,
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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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@@,,,@,,,@                     ¶                    ,@@@@@@,@,
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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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