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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 $*†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†*$£                 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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