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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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