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..-†^&## Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage In The ###&&^†-..
..-†^&## Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every ###&&^†-..
.......†^& Other Day, Springs And Streams And &^†.......
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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, ###&&^†-..
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...--†&& Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With #&&&†--...
..-†^&## Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, ###&&^†-..
..-†^&## Slightly Weird. ###&&^†-..
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..-†^&## 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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..-†^^^# 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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