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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)) ;~,,,,,,,,
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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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