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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. .,~:*%§£@#
#@£§%*:~,. this  is  a  mystery  we often  discuss. .,~:*%§£@#
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