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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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