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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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##§*†/-^.. 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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##§*†/-^.. 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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