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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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