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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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¨##¨¨¨###¨                                          ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#