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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 #%%;~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨,;*%@## 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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