§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§¨
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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.                  ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                    =                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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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§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨