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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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