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@..@..@.@. Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage In The .@.@@..@.@
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@..@..@.@. 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 .@.@@..@.@
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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 .@..@.@@..
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@.@@.@@.@. 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 .@.@@..@.@
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@..@..@.@. 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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