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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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