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##@£§=\=^¨   woods (temperate climate, rains every  ¨^=\=§£@##
#£§==\\=^¨ other  day,  springs  and  streams   and ¨^=\\==§£#
##@£§=\=^¨   mysterious iron and stone artifacts,   ¨^=\=§£@##
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##@£§=\=^¨ 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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###£§=\=^¨   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, ¨^^^===£@#
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##@£§=\=^¨ dog  (who  is   ridicolously  large  and ¨^=\=§£@##
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##@£§=\=^¨ 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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