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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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