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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 ,,.~††^^§#
###§$^†~., Do Art With. The Fridge  Is  Filled With ,.~†^$§###
##$$$^†~., Differet Foods, All Of  Them Intriguing, ,.~†^$$$##
###§$^†~.,             Slightly Weird.              ,.~†^$§###
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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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