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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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