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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))                 ,,,,,,,,.~
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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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