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Why every RPG town feels like home
On inn music, save points, and the strange comfort of villages you can never live in. The essay that started this garden.
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A personal digital garden · 物語の庭
Stories, pixels & warm places.
Long-form writing, photography and the small live signals of a life spent in RPG towns, quiet hills, and the space between.
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