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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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#&$$*-,,,, I Wake Up Every Morning At Six Am. It'S ,,,,-*$$
&$**:-,,,, Dark, And The Stars Are Out, But The ,,,,-:**$&
###&$*:-^, Sun Is About To Rise. Its A Long Day, ,^-:*$##
###&$*:-^, Before It Fades To Night Again, And ,^-:*$##
###&$*:-^, Then It Stays So Until I Fall Asleep. ,^-:*$##
&$$$:-,,,, It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My ,,,,-:$$$&
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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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#$*:^,,,,, I Have Friends - There'S A Cat, And A ,,,,,^:*$#
&$$$*:^,,, Dog (Who Is Ridicolously Large And ,,,^:*$$$&
###&$*:-^, Wants To Be The Big Spoon). I Listen To ,^-:*$##
&$$$$*:-^, The Shortwave Radio, And Transmit A Bit ,^-:*$$$$&
###&$*:-^, Myself, Songs And Poetry, And Found ,^-:*$##
&****::-^, Sounds From The Forest. The Others Tell ,^-::****&
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###&$*:-^, And Tell Tales Of The Old World. I ,^-:*$##
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#&$$:---^, "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 ,,,^:*$$##
#&$**:--^, Fall Asleep I'D Always Wake Up Fully ,^--:**$
###&$*:-^, Rested In My Bed. Sometimes There'S ,^-:*$##
###&$*:-^, Accidents Where I Lose Stuff By ,^-:*$##
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###&$*:-^, At Night, I Have Demi-Lucid Dreams ,^-:*$##
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###&$*:-^, The Cottage Tries To Communicate. Here, ,^-:*$##
###&$*:-^, It'S Not Endless But Connected To A ,^-:*$##
&&&**-^,,, Large Sprawling City, Where My Radio ,,,^-**&&&
#$$:-^,,,, Friends Live. We Go Exploring Together ,,,,^-:$$#
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