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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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