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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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