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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    %†;«.,,,,,
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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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