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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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