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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 ..........
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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 ....=\%§§@
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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 ..........
.......... 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 ....=\%§§@
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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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