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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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