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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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,,,,,,,~=^                     ,                    ^=~,,,,,,,
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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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,,,~=^†&¤#                                          #¤&†^=~,,,
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