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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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