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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 ,^~**#####
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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, ,,,^~~~*##
####%**~^, 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 ,^~**%####
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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. ,^~**%####
####%**~^, This Is A Mystery We Often Discuss. ,^~**%####
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