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#¤¤¤*-~¨¨¨ woods (temperate climate, rains every ¨¨¨~-*¤¤¤#
#¤=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ other day, springs and streams and ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=¤#
###¤¤*=-~¨ mysterious iron and stone artifacts, ¨~-=*¤¤###
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###¤¤*=-~¨ i wake up every morning at six am. it's ¨~-=*¤¤###
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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. ¨~-=*¤¤###
¤¤¤=~~¨¨¨¨ 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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###¤¤*=-~¨ 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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