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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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