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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))                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     =                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, $:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:              slightly weird.             :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                    #                     ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ i  have friends  - there's a  cat, and a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ dog   (who  is  ridicolously  large  and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ wants to be the big spoon).  i listen to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the shortwave radio,  and transmit a bit ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ myself,  songs  and  poetry,  and  found ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sounds from  the forest. the others tell ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ of their lives, play the guitar for  me, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ and  tell tales  of  the  old  world.  i ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~      consider them friends as well.      ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=                                          =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:$                                          $:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=:$£ 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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