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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 $§/«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/§ sun is  about to  rise. its a  long day, §/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/ before  it  fades  to  night  again, and /«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« then  it  stays so  until i fall asleep. «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ it  doesn't  rise  unless  i've  had  my ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 dreams.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     §                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« in this cottage  there's a lot of  radio «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/   equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape   /«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/§ players. pen  and paper, books, cameras, §/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«/§$ 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 $§/«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/§ accidents   where   i   lose   stuff  by §/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/ forgetting  to put them  in  the square. /«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«                                          «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                     ¨                    ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ at  night,  i   have  demi-lucid  dreams ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ where the spirits of the  forest  around ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ the  cottage tries to communicate. here, ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« it's not  endless  but  connected  to  a «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/ large  sprawling  city,  where my  radio /«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«/§ friends live.  we go exploring  together §/«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«/§$ - 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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