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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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§,§,§,§§,§                    «                     §,§,§,,§,§
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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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