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