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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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$†~....... i wake up every morning at six am. it's .......~†$
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#¤$†~..... sun is about to rise. its a long day, .....~†$¤#
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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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#¤$†~..... i have friends - there's a cat, and a .....~†$¤#
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#£#¤$†~... myself, songs and poetry, and found ...~†$¤#£#
£#¤$†~.... sounds from the forest. the others tell ....~†$¤#£
#¤$†~..... of their lives, play the guitar for me, .....~†$¤#
¤$†~...... and tell tales of the old world. i ......~†$¤
$†~....... consider them friends as well. .......~†$
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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 ........~†
$†~....... reset. everything else, however, is .......~†$
¤$†~...... completely reset overnight: synth ......~†$¤
#¤$†~..... patches removed, food uneaten, wounds .....~†$¤#
£#¤$†~.... healed, and wherever and whenever i'd ....~†$¤#£
#£#¤$†~... fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ...~†$¤#£#
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#£#¤$†~... accidents where i lose stuff by ...~†$¤#£#
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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 ........~†
$†~....... me, they never remember during the day. .......~†$
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