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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   $=*«.,,,,,
,,,,,,.«*= players. pen and  paper, books, cameras, =*«.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«* mirrors, prisms, and various  things  to *«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.« do art  with. the  fridge is filled with «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. differet  foods, all of them intriguing, .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.«             slightly weird.              «.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.«*=                    £                     =*«.,,,,,,
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,,,,.«*=$£ 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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