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..«;%££### sun is  about to rise. its  a long  day, ###££%;«..
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..«;%££### 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 ###££%;«..
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.....;£££# dog  (who   is  ridicolously  large  and #£££;.....
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..«;%££### 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 #££%«.....
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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 ###££%;«..
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..«;%££### me, they never remember during  the day. ###££%;«..
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