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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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