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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.                  ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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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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§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                     §                    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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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. ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                     ¨                    ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§ 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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