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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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