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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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