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#&$%*=~,,, Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage In The ,,,~=*%$&#
@#&$%*=~,, Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every ,,~=*%$&#@
#@#&$%*=~, Other Day, Springs And Streams And ,~=*%$&#@#
##@#&$%*=~ Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, ~=*%$&#@##
#@#&$%*=~, Birdland-Ish Eternal Spring (Late ,~=*%$&#@#
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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 ,,,,,,~=*%
$%*=~,,,,, Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape ,,,,,~=*%$
&$%*=~,,,, Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, ,,,,~=*%$&
#&$%*=~,,, Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To ,,,~=*%$&#
@#&$%*=~,, Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With ,,~=*%$&#@
#@#&$%*=~, Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, ,~=*%$&#@#
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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 ,,,,,,~=*%
$%*=~,,,,, Meter Area On The Floor Where I Can ,,,,,~=*%$
&$%*=~,,,, "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here ,,,,~=*%$&
#&$%*=~,,, Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly ,,,~=*%$&#
@#&$%*=~,, Reset. Everything Else, However, Is ,,~=*%$&#@
#@#&$%*=~, Completely Reset Overnight: Synth ,~=*%$&#@#
##@#&$%*=~ Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds ~=*%$&#@##
#@#&$%*=~, Healed, And Wherever And Whenever I'D ,~=*%$&#@#
@#&$%*=~,, Fall Asleep I'D Always Wake Up Fully ,,~=*%$&#@
#&$%*=~,,, Rested In My Bed. Sometimes There'S ,,,~=*%$&#
&$%*=~,,,, Accidents Where I Lose Stuff By ,,,,~=*%$&
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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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