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££££%$†«:¨ dark, and  the  stars  are  out, but the ¨:«†$%££££
£%$$$†«::¨ sun is  about  to rise.  its a long day, ¨::«†$$$%£
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##@££$†«:¨ then  it stays so until  i  fall asleep. ¨:«†$££@##
££££%$†«:¨ it  doesn't  rise  unless  i've  had  my ¨:«†$%££££
#@££%$†«:¨                  dreams.                 ¨:«†$%££@#
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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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££££%$†«:¨ dog  (who  is   ridicolously  large  and ¨:«†$%££££
£%$««¨¨¨¨¨ wants to  be the big spoon). i listen to ¨¨¨¨¨««$%£
£%†«¨¨¨¨¨¨ the shortwave  radio, and transmit a bit ¨¨¨¨¨¨«†%£
@@££%$†«:¨ myself,  songs  and  poetry,  and  found ¨:«†$%££@@
#@££%$†«:¨ sounds  from the forest. the others tell ¨:«†$%££@#
##@£%$†«:¨ of their lives, play the guitar for  me, ¨:«†$%£@##
@@££%$†«:¨ and tell  tales  of  the  old  world.  i ¨:«†$%££@@
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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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£$†«¨¨¨¨¨¨ the cottage tries  to communicate. here, ¨¨¨¨¨¨«†$£
#@££%$†«:¨ it's  not  endless  but  connected to  a ¨:«†$%££@#
£%††«:¨¨¨¨ 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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