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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 ,,§,,,§§§§
§,§§§,,§§,                 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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