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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.                  ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     †                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨^~^†&&£#                     &                    #£&&†^~^¨¨
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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. &†^~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^†                                          †^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^                    ¨                     ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ 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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