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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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