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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.              ###¨###¨¨#
¨#¨¨¨##¨#¨                                          ¨¨##¨¨#¨#¨
##¨¨#¨###¨                     #                    ¨#¨#¨####¨
¨#¨###¨¨#¨                                          #####¨¨¨##
###¨¨#¨##¨ 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.      ¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
######¨#¨¨                    @                     #¨##¨¨¨¨¨#
¨¨¨¨¨###¨#                                          ##¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨### 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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