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.^«†%£§###  Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every   ###§£%†«^.
..^«†%£§## Other  Day,  Springs  And  Streams   And ##§£%†«^..
...^«†%£§#   Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts,   #§£%†«^...
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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 #§£%†«^...
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.^«†%£§### 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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..^«†%£§## 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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