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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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