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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 $^:~,,,,,,
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,,,~:^$¤£# 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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