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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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