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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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.,-†*$&£## Dark, And The  Stars Are  Out,  But  The ##£&$*†-,.
.,-†*$&£## Sun  Is  About To  Rise. Its A Long Day, ##£&$*†-,.
.,,,,††$&& Before  It  Fades To  Night  Again,  And &&$††,,,,.
.,-†*$&&£# Then  It  Stays  So Until I Fall Asleep. #£&&$*†-,.
.,-†*$&£## It  Doesn'T  Rise  Unless  I'Ve  Had  My ##£&$*†-,.
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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 ###£&*†-,.
.,-†*$&£##      Consider Them Friends As Well.      ##£&$*†-,.
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.,-†*$&£## Most Importantly, There'S A  Two  Square ##£&$*†-,.
.,-†*$&£## Meter Area  On  The Floor  Where  I  Can ##£&$*†-,.
.,-†*$$&&£ "Save" Things.  Whatever I Put  In  Here £&&$$*†-,.
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...,--*&&£    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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.,-†*$&£££ At  Night,   I  Have  Demi-Lucid  Dreams £££&$*†-,.
.,-†*$&£## Where The Spirits Of  The Forest  Around ##£&$*†-,.
.,-†*$&£## The Cottage Tries To  Communicate. Here, ##£&$*†-,.
.,-†*$&£## It'S  Not  Endless  But  Connected  To A ##£&$*†-,.
.,,--†$$££ Large  Sprawling  City,  Where My  Radio ££$$†--,,.
......,†$£ Friends  Live. We Go  Exploring Together £$†,......
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