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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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###§%§=-~. Dark, And The Stars Are Out, But The .~-=§%§###
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###§%§=-~. Before It Fades To Night Again, And .~-=§%§###
###§%§=-~. Then It Stays So Until I Fall Asleep. .~-=§%§###
###§%§=-~. It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My .~-=§%§###
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###§%§=-~. Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, .~-=§%§###
§§-....... Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To .......-§§
#§%%§=~~.. Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With ..~~=§%%§#
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###§%§=-~. Wants To Be The Big Spoon). I Listen To .~-=§%§###
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###§%§=-~. 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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###§%§=-~. 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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###§%§=-~. 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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