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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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###§&=^~,, = ,,~^=&§###
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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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