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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 ££%=†~....
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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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