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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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.,«:*%#### 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 ####%*:«,.
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.,«:*%#### Mirrors,  Prisms,  And Various Things To ####%*:«,.
.....««:%# Do  Art With. The Fridge Is  Filled With #%:««.....
...«::*%%# Differet Foods, All Of  Them Intriguing, #%%*::«...
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.,«:*%#### 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 #%*««.....
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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  ####%*:«,.
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.,«:*%#### Fall Asleep  I'D  Always  Wake  Up Fully ####%*:«,.
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.,«:*%#### At   Night,  I  Have  Demi-Lucid  Dreams ####%*:«,.
.,«:*%#### Where The  Spirits Of  The Forest Around ####%*:«,.
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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. ####%*:«,.
....,,«*%# This  Is  A  Mystery  We  Often Discuss. #%*«,,....
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