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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     §¤§*«^....
...^«*§¤§@                 Spring))                 @§¤§*«^...
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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, «^........
.......^«*             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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