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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,   ¨^«:%*&¶¶#
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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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##¶&*%:«^¨   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 ¨^«:%*&¶##
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##¶&*%:«^¨ 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 ¨^«:%*&###
##¶&*%:«^¨ 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 ¨^«:%*&¶##
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##¶&*%:«^¨ 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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