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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    @                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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