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¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨###¨#¨
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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))                 ##¨¨###¨#¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨#¨¨###
¨#######¨¨                     ~                    ¨¨####¨#¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨###¨
¨##¨¨¨¨¨## 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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