¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=† @ 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. *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=†*@ @*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=†*@# #@*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*@#@ @#@*†=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=†*@#@# #@#@*†=~¨¨
¨~=†*@#@## ##@#@*†=~¨
¨¨~=†*@#@# #@#@*†=~¨¨