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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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,.-^$&¤### In This Cottage There'S A Lot Of Radio ###¤&$^-.,
,,,.^^$¤## Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape ##¤$^^.,,,
,,,.^$&&## Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, ##&&$^.,,,
,.-^$&&&## Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To ##&&&$^-.,
,,,,-$$&¤¤ Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With ¤¤&$$-,,,,
,.-^$&¤### Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤¤¤# Slightly Weird. #¤¤¤&$^-.,
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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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,.-^$&¤### Most Importantly, There'S A Two Square ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### Meter Area On The Floor Where I Can ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### Reset. Everything Else, However, Is ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### Completely Reset Overnight: Synth ###¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds ###¤&$^-.,
,,,,,,.-$¤ Healed, And Wherever And Whenever I'D ¤$-.,,,,,,
,.-^$&¤¤## Fall Asleep I'D Always Wake Up Fully ##¤¤&$^-.,
,.-^$&&&## Rested In My Bed. Sometimes There'S ##&&&$^-.,
,.-^$&¤### Accidents Where I Lose Stuff By ###¤&$^-.,
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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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