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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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