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@§%%†~~... 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 .....~~†%%
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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. ....~~†%%§
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