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......-†*%   Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every  %*†-......
.....-†*%§ Other   Day,  Springs  And  Streams  And §%*†-.....
....-†*%§£   Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts,   £§%*†-....
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.....-†*%§ 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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....-†*%§£ 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, §%*†-.....
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...-†*%§£# 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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