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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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