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@&$$%%^=-¨ woods (temperate climate, rains every ¨-=^%%$$&@
@&%=-¨¨¨¨¨ other day, springs and streams and ¨¨¨¨¨-=%&@
#&$%%^^=-¨ mysterious iron and stone artifacts, ¨-=^^%%$&#
#@#&$%^=-¨ birdland-ish eternal spring (late ¨-=^%$&#@#
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#$$^-¨¨¨¨¨ i wake up every morning at six am. it's ¨¨¨¨¨-^$$#
#&$$%%^=-¨ dark, and the stars are out, but the ¨-=^%%$$&#
#@#&$%^=-¨ sun is about to rise. its a long day, ¨-=^%$&#@#
#@#&$%^=-¨ before it fades to night again, and ¨-=^%$&#@#
##@&$%^=-¨ then it stays so until i fall asleep. ¨-=^%$&@##
##@&$%^=-¨ it doesn't rise unless i've had my ¨-=^%$&@##
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#&$%=¨¨¨¨¨ equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape ¨¨¨¨¨=%$&#
@&$$%^==-¨ players. pen and paper, books, cameras, ¨-==^%$$&@
@##&$%^=-¨ mirrors, prisms, and various things to ¨-=^%$&##@
#@#&$%^=-¨ do art with. the fridge is filled with ¨-=^%$&#@#
##@&$%^=-¨ differet foods, all of them intriguing, ¨-=^%$&@##
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#@#&$%^=-¨ wants to be the big spoon). i listen to ¨-=^%$&#@#
##@&$%^=-¨ the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ¨-=^%$&@##
@&%%%=¨¨¨¨ myself, songs and poetry, and found ¨¨¨¨=%%%&@
##$$$%^=-¨ sounds from the forest. the others tell ¨-=^%$$$##
##&$$%^=-¨ of their lives, play the guitar for me, ¨-=^%$$&##
#$%%%=¨¨¨¨ and tell tales of the old world. i ¨¨¨¨=%%%$#
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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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#@#&$%^=-¨ the cottage tries to communicate. here, ¨-=^%$&#@#
&&&%^=¨¨¨¨ it's not endless but connected to a ¨¨¨¨=^%&&&
#@#&$%^=-¨ large sprawling city, where my radio ¨-=^%$&#@#
&$^-¨¨¨¨¨¨ friends live. we go exploring together ¨¨¨¨¨¨-^$&
#&$$%=¨¨¨¨ - things are deep and dark - but unlike ¨¨¨¨=%$$&#
#@#&$%^=-¨ me, they never remember during the day. ¨-=^%$&#@#
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