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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))                 #¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨##¨                                          #¨##¨####¨
##¨##¨#¨##                    «                     ##¨##¨¨¨#¨
¨##¨####¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨¨###
#¨##¨¨¨### 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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