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¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          #¨¨###¨¨¨¨
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¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#             $ 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. ¨¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#
##¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          ¨¨####¨¨#¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨#¨#¨¨#¨#¨
¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ####¨####¨
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