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....,=;%$§ Not Actually A Palace.  A Cottage In The §$%;=,....
...,=;%$§#   Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every  #§$%;=,...
..,=;%$§#@ Other  Day,  Springs   And  Streams  And @#§$%;=,..
.,=;%$§#@#   Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts,   #@#§$%;=,.
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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 %;=,......
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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 $%;=,.....
......,=;% Differet Foods, All Of  Them Intriguing, %;=,......
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.......,=; I Have Friends  -  There'S A Cat, And  A ;=,.......
......,=;% Dog   (Who  Is  Ridicolously  Large  And %;=,......
.....,=;%$ 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 #§$%;=,...
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.......,=; Where  The Spirits Of The  Forest Around ;=,.......
........,= The Cottage Tries  To Communicate. Here, =,........
........., It'S  Not  Endless But  Connected  To  A ,.........
........,= Large  Sprawling City,  Where  My  Radio =,........
.......,=; Friends Live. We Go  Exploring  Together ;=,.......
......,=;% - Things Are Deep And Dark -  But Unlike %;=,......
.....,=;%$ Me, They Never Remember During The  Day. $%;=,.....
....,=;%$§ This  Is  A  Mystery We  Often  Discuss. §$%;=,....
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