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.:-=†§¶### Other  Day,   Springs  And  Streams  And ###¶§†=-:.
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.:-=†§¶### Dark,  And  The  Stars Are  Out, But The ###¶§†=-:.
..:-=†§¶## Sun  Is About To Rise. Its  A  Long Day, ##¶§†=-:..
.:-=†§¶### Before  It  Fades  To  Night Again,  And ###¶§†=-:.
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.:-=†§¶### 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   ###¶§†=-:.
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.:-=†§¶### Mirrors,  Prisms, And Various Things  To ###¶§†=-:.
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.:-=†§¶### Differet Foods, All Of  Them Intriguing, ###¶§†=-:.
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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 ###¶§†=-:.
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.:-=†§¶### And  Tell  Tales Of  The  Old  World.  I ###¶§†=-:.
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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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