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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     ¨^«:%£¤@##
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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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