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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))                 ^^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                                          ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«                    «                     «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«                    ^                     «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                                          ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^^ 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.              @#&£^^«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«^^£&#                                          #&£^^«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^^£&                    &                     &£^^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^^£                                          £^^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^^ 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. £^^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^^                                          ^^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                    ¨                     ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«                                          «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ 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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