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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.                  ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                     *                    ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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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@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                     @                    ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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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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