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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     %*=~^.....
....^~=*%§                 Spring))                 §%*=~^....
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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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