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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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