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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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¨,-*^%¤@## 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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¨,-*^%¤@## ¤ ##@¤%^*-,¨
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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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