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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 #@££%*^~,,
,,~^*%%%£@      Consider Them Friends As Well.      @£%%%*^~,,
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,,~^*%£££@ 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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