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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)) #@@&&§^»:¨
¨¨¨:»»»»§& &§»»»»:¨¨¨
¨:»^§&&@## » ##@&&§^»:¨
¨:»^§§§&&@ @&&§§§^»:¨
¨:»^§&&@@# 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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