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###¤%=†~:, Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage In The ,:~†=%¤###
###¤%=†~:, Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every ,:~†=%¤###
###¤%=†~:, Other Day, Springs And Streams And ,:~†=%¤###
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###¤%=†~:, 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 ,:~†=%¤###
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###¤%=†~:, 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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#¤=†~:,,,, 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 ,:~†=%¤###
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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 ,,,,::~=¤¤
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###¤%=†~:, Accidents Where I Lose Stuff By ,:~†=%¤###
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###¤%=†~:, 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. ,,,,,~~=%#
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