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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 ......,~*§
$§*~,..... friends live. we go exploring together .....,~*§$
§$§*~,.... - things are deep and dark - but unlike ....,~*§$§
#§$§*~,... me, they never remember during the day. ...,~*§$§#
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