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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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