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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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