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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))                 ##¤@†-^,,,
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,^-†@¤####                     -                    ####¤@†-^,
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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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