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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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†*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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