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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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,,.~†*££@# 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 #@££*†~.,,
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,,.~†*££@# 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 #@££*†~.,,
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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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