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¨¨¨¨,††%#@  woods (temperate climate, rains every   @#%††,¨¨¨¨
¨,«†%£#£@# other  day,  springs  and   streams  and #@£#£%†«,¨
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¨,«†%£#£@# 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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¨¨,««†%#£@   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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¨,«†%£#£@# 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 ££##£%†«,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨«††££ 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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