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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    §†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†§@                 spring))                 @§†-^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-†§@£#                     -                    #£@§†-^¨¨¨
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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.                  †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-                                          -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                     §                    ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.      ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ 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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