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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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