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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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¨¨¨#¨####¨ = ##¨#¨¨#¨#¨
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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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##¨¨#¨¨#¨¨ ¨ ¨#¨#######
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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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