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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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