,^»/*%§###                                          ###§%*/»^,
,^»////*%§                                          §%*////»^,
,,,,^»*§##                                          ##§*»^,,,,
,^»/**%%%#                                          #%%%**/»^,
,,,,,»//%§                                          §%//»,,,,,
,,,,,»*§§#             % 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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,^»/**%§##                                          ##§%**/»^,