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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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¨^==§%§###                     ¨                    ###§%§==^¨
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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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