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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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