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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))                 #%§^~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~^§%                                          %§^~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^§                    ~                     §^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^                                          ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ 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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