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@@$:=^.... Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage In The ....^=:$@@
###@$*:=^. Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every .^=:*$@###
###@$*:=^. Other Day, Springs And Streams And .^=:*$@###
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###@$*:=^. Sun Is About To Rise. Its A Long Day, .^=:*$@###
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##$*=..... It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My .....=*$##
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###@$*:=^. Wants To Be The Big Spoon). I Listen To .^=:*$@###
#@*:=..... The Shortwave Radio, And Transmit A Bit .....=:*@#
###@$*:=^. Myself, Songs And Poetry, And Found .^=:*$@###
###@$*:=^. Sounds From The Forest. The Others Tell .^=:*$@###
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####$*:=^. Meter Area On The Floor Where I Can .^=:*$####
#@@$*==^.. "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here ..^==*$@@#
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###@$*:=^. Reset. Everything Else, However, Is .^=:*$@###
###@$*:=^. Completely Reset Overnight: Synth .^=:*$@###
####$*:=^. Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds .^=:*$####
###@$*:=^. Healed, And Wherever And Whenever I'D .^=:*$@###
###@$*:=^. Fall Asleep I'D Always Wake Up Fully .^=:*$@###
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#@**=..... Accidents Where I Lose Stuff By .....=**@#
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####$*:=^. It'S Not Endless But Connected To A .^=:*$####
#$*:=..... Large Sprawling City, Where My Radio .....=:*$#
###@$*:=^. Friends Live. We Go Exploring Together .^=:*$@###
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###@$*:=^. Me, They Never Remember During The Day. .^=:*$@###
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