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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))                 @£@%§:«^¨¨
¨^«:§%@£@#                                          #@£@%§:«^¨
¨¨^«:§%@£@                     «                    @£@%§:«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«:§%@£                                          £@%§:«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«:§%@ 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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    §                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.              §:«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«:§%                                          %§:«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«:§%@                    @                     @%§:«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«:§%@£                                          £@%§:«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«:§%@£@ 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.      «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     £                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. £@%§:«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«:§%@£@                                          @£@%§:«^¨¨
¨^«:§%@£@#                    ¨                     #@£@%§:«^¨
¨¨^«:§%@£@                                          @£@%§:«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«:§%@£ 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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