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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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