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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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