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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;* other day, springs and streams and *;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~; mysterious iron and stone artifacts, ;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~;*£@@ sun is about to rise. its a long day, @@£*;~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~;*£@ before it fades to night again, and @£*;~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~;*£ then it stays so until i fall asleep. £*;~,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,~;*£@@# 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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¨¨¨,~;*£@@ 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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¨¨¨¨,~;*£@ 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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