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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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