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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 ###££%*~,.
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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, ##££%**~,.
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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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