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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
*=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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