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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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