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¨¨^«=†%@##             % dream palace %             ##@%†=«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«=†%@#             ^ ----- ------ ^             #@%†=«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«=†%@             % ..... ...... %             @%†=«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«=†%             = ..... ...... =             %†=«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=†             ^ ..... ...... ^             †=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=             ^ ..... ...... ^             =«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=†             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             †=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«=†%                                          %†=«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«=†%@                                          @%†=«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«=†%@# 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=†                                          †=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«=†%                                          %†=«^¨¨¨¨¨