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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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,,,,,~~^$§ Meter Area On The Floor Where I Can §$^~~,,,,,
,,,~~===^§ "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 #§^~,,,,,,
,~~=^$§### Fall Asleep I'D Always Wake Up Fully ###§$^=~~,
,~~=^$§### Rested In My Bed. Sometimes There'S ###§$^=~~,
,,,,,,~^$§ Accidents Where I Lose Stuff By §$^~,,,,,,
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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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