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##@#%%:~^. MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, .^~:%%#@##
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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, .....^::%#
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###@#%%~^. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .^~%%#@###
##%:~~~^.. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ..^~~~:%##
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##@#%%:~^. "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE .^~:%%#@##
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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 .^~:%%#@@@
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##@#%%:~^. ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .^~:%%#@##
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