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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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¨^~/$%&¶## i have  friends -  there's  a cat, and a ##¶&%$/~^¨
¨^~/$%&¶## dog  (who   is  ridicolously  large  and ##¶&%$/~^¨
¨^~/$%&¶## wants to be the big  spoon). i listen to ##¶&%$/~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^^/$& the shortwave radio, and transmit a  bit &$/^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~/$$$$&& myself,  songs  and  poetry,  and  found &&$$$$/~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~$&# sounds from the forest. the  others tell #&$~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~/$%&¶## of their lives,  play the guitar for me, ##¶&%$/~^¨
¨¨¨¨~//%%& and  tell tales  of  the  old  world.  i &%%//~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^/$&&      consider them friends as well.      &&$/^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~/$%&¶## most importantly, there's  a two  square ##¶&%$/~^¨
¨^~/$%&### meter  area on  the  floor  where i  can ###&%$/~^¨
¨^~/$%&¶## "save"  things. whatever i  put  in here ##¶&%$/~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~/$& will  not  be  affected by  the  nightly &$/~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~/$$$&&#   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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