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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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨^~^=*
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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    @                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#@@*=^~^¨¨ 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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