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.~===:$$@@ Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every @@$$:===~.
....~:=@@# Other Day, Springs And Streams And #@@=:~....
.~=:=$@### Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, ###@$=:=~.
.~=:=$@### Birdland-Ish Eternal Spring (Late ###@$=:=~.
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.~=:=$@### I Wake Up Every Morning At Six Am. It'S ###@$=:=~.
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...==::$$@ Sun Is About To Rise. Its A Long Day, @$$::==...
.~=:=$@### Before It Fades To Night Again, And ###@$=:=~.
....~==@@# Then It Stays So Until I Fall Asleep. #@@==~....
......==@# It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My #@==......
.~=:=$@### Dreams. ###@$=:=~.
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.~=:=$@### In This Cottage There'S A Lot Of Radio ###@$=:=~.
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.~=:=$@### Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, ###@$=:=~.
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.~=:=$$@@@ Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With @@@$$=:=~.
.~=::=$@@# Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, #@@$=::=~.
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.~=:=$@### I Have Friends - There'S A Cat, And A ###@$=:=~.
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......~:$# Wants To Be The Big Spoon). I Listen To #$:~......
....~:::$# The Shortwave Radio, And Transmit A Bit #$:::~....
.~==::=$@@ Myself, Songs And Poetry, And Found @@$=::==~.
.~=:=$@### Sounds From The Forest. The Others Tell ###@$=:=~.
.~=:===@@@ 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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...~====@@ 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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