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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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