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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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