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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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