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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 $†~,......
.....,~†$$ Then It Stays  So  Until I Fall  Asleep. $$†~,.....
....,~†$$§ It  Doesn'T  Rise  Unless  I'Ve  Had  My §$$†~,....
...,~†$$§@                  Dreams.                 @§$$†~,...
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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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