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@££%:~:¨¨¨ 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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££%:~:¨¨¨¨ 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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#@££%:~:¨¨ 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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