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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*                                          *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*†                                          †*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*†@                                          @†*=,¨¨¨¨¨