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¨#¨#¨###¨¨                                          #¨#¨#¨###¨
¨#####¨¨#¨             § dream palace §             #######¨¨#
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¨¨#¨¨¨###¨             § ..... ...... §             ##¨¨¨¨¨###
#¨##¨¨#¨¨#             ; ..... ...... ;             #¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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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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