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§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§             * dream palace *             §§§§§¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨             ~ ----- ------ ~             ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨             * ..... ...... *             ¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨             : ..... ...... :             §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§§             ~ ..... ...... ~             ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§             ~ ..... ...... ~             §¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ 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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§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§