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¨¨-~*$$@@@ woods (temperate climate, rains every @@@$$*~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~*$$@@ other day, springs and streams and @@$$*~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~*$$@ mysterious iron and stone artifacts, @$$*~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~*$$ birdland-ish eternal spring (late $$*~-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-~*$$@ i wake up every morning at six am. it's @$$*~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~*$$@@ dark, and the stars are out, but the @@$$*~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~*$$@@@ sun is about to rise. its a long day, @@@$$*~-¨¨
¨-~*$$@@@# before it fades to night again, and #@@@$$*~-¨
¨¨-~*$$@@@ then it stays so until i fall asleep. @@@$$*~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~*$$@@ it doesn't rise unless i've had my @@$$*~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~*$$@ dreams. @$$*~-¨¨¨¨
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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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