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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 ,,,,-†^%£¶
££^-,,,,,, 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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£%†††-,,,, 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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