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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, #@£§&%\~~¨
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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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