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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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