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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 .....,~=†£
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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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###£†=~,.. "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. ....,~=†£#
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