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¨¨¨,-^%*@#                                          #@*%^-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^%*@                                          @*%^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-^%*@#                                          #@*%^-,¨¨¨
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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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