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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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¨¨¨¨¨^^§ #&§^^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^^&&& 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. &§~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~^§@## ##@#&§^~^¨
¨^~^§&@# # #@#&&§^~^¨
¨^~^§&## ###&&§^~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^^ 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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