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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 ####¤%^*~.
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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, ¤¤%^**^...
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.^~*^%¤### I Have Friends - There'S A Cat, And A ###¤%^*~^.
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.^~*^%¤### 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 ###¤%^*~^.
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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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