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###¶$=†~~, not actually a palace. a cottage in the ,~~†=$¶###
##¶§$=†~~, woods (temperate climate, rains every ,~~†=$§¶##
§$††~,,,,, other day, springs and streams and ,,,,,~††$§
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##¶§$=†~~, birdland-ish eternal spring (late ,~~†=$§¶##
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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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