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##£&@^;»-. mysterious iron and stone artifacts, .-»;^@&£##
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##£&@^;»-. 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, .»;^@&£###
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#&^»...... 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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###&@^;»-. 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 .-»;^@&£##
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#£&&@^;»-. accidents where i lose stuff by .-»;^@&&£#
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£@;;;»-... 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. ....»»»^@&
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