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,^~=$§§§££ Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage  In The ££§§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@#  Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every   #@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@# Other  Day,  Springs  And  Streams   And #@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@#   Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts,   #@£§§$=~^,
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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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,^~=$§§£@# I Have Friends -  There'S A Cat,  And  A #@£§§$=~^,
,,,~~~$§£@ Dog  (Who   Is  Ridicolously  Large  And @£§$~~~,,,
,^~=§§£@## 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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,^~=$§§££@ Meter  Area  On  The Floor  Where I  Can @££§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@# "Save" Things.  Whatever I Put  In  Here #@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@# Will  Not  Be  Affected By  The  Nightly #@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@@    Reset. Everything Else, However, Is   @@£§§$=~^,
,,^~~~~$$§     Completely Reset Overnight: Synth    §$$~~~~^,,
,,,^~$$§§@  Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds   @§§$$~^,,,
,,,,~~~$§£ Healed, And Wherever  And  Whenever  I'D £§$~~~,,,,
,,^~=$§§§£ Fall Asleep  I'D  Always Wake  Up  Fully £§§§$=~^,,
,^~=$§§£@# Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S #@£§§$=~^,
,,,,,^^=§§ Accidents   Where   I  Lose   Stuff   By §§=^^,,,,,
,^~=$§§£@@ Forgetting  To  Put  Them In The Square. @@£§§$=~^,
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,^~=$§§£@@ At  Night,   I  Have  Demi-Lucid  Dreams @@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@# Where The  Spirits Of  The Forest Around #@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§§£@@ The Cottage Tries To  Communicate. Here, @@£§§$=~^,
,^~=$§£@## It'S Not  Endless  But  Connected  To  A ##@£§$=~^,
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,,,,,~~$§§ Friends  Live.  We Go Exploring Together §§$~~,,,,,
,^~=$§§§£@ - Things Are Deep And Dark - But  Unlike @£§§§$=~^,
,,,,,^^~$§ Me, They Never Remember During  The Day. §$~^^,,,,,
,^~=$§§£@# This  Is  A  Mystery  We Often  Discuss. #@£§§$=~^,
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