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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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¨¨-~=^§###                    ^                     ###§^=~-¨¨
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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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