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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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#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          ####¨##¨##