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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, ~,........
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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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........., 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 @@¤&=*~,..
.,~*=&¤@@# 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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