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###¤¤§:«., 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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###¤¤§:«., 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 ,.«::::§¤#
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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 ,.«:§¤¤###
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#¤¤§::..,, 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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