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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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,,,@,,@,@,                    £                     @@@,,,@,,,
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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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