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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 .,«/^¤####
###¤$^/«,. then it  stays so  until i  fall asleep. .,«/^$¤###
###¤$^/«,. it  doesn't  rise  unless  i've  had  my .,«/^$¤###
###¤$^/«,.                 dreams.                  .,«/^$¤###
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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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