¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~: :~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^~:=¤@¶@ ¤ dream palace ¤ @¶@¤=:~^¨¨
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¨¨^~:=¤@¶@ ¤ ..... ...... ¤ @¶@¤=:~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~:=¤@¶ : ..... ...... : ¶@¤=:~^¨¨¨
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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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