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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/ /«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨