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¨¨#####¨¨#                                          ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
#¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          ###¨¨##¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨###             £ dream palace £             #¨¨#¨#¨#¨#
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¨¨###¨##¨#             / ..... ...... /             ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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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))                 ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨##¨#¨##                                          ¨##¨¨¨##¨¨
¨¨¨#¨####¨                     =                    ##¨#¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨#                                          #¨###¨####
#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨# 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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¨¨¨###¨¨¨#                                          #¨###¨####