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,,,@@,,@,,             & dream palace &             ,,,@,@,@,,
,,@,@,@@,,             : ----- ------ :             ,,@@@@@@,,
,@@@@@,@,@             & ..... ...... &             ,@,,,,,@,,
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@,,,@,,,,@             : ..... ...... :             ,@,,,@,@,@
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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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,,@,@@,@,,                     *                    ,,@@@@,@@,
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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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,@@,@,@,@, 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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