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¨¨¨¨¨¨^==*  woods (temperate climate, rains every   *==^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^==*£ other  day,  springs   and  streams  and £*==^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^==*£§   mysterious iron and stone artifacts,   §£*==^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^==*£ 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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¨¨¨¨¨^==*£ 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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