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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 .....~:*&@
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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 .~-:*%&@##
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##@&%*:-~. At Night, I Have Demi-Lucid Dreams .~-:*%&@##
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##@&%*:-~. 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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