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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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,~»=§$£@## § ##@£$§=»~,
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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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