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..&....&&. 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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..&..&&&&. 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. .&..&.&.&&
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