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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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&&&&....&& ยป &&&..&&...
.&&..&&... &&......&.
........&& 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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..&&&&&&&. @ &&&..&..&&
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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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