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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 ##@§%*/«..
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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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