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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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