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##$%==-¨¨¨ woods (temperate climate, rains every ¨¨¨-==%$##
###$%==-¨¨ other day, springs and streams and ¨¨-==%$###
####$%==-¨ mysterious iron and stone artifacts, ¨-==%$####
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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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