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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 £%%%\^,,,,
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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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