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@@#§$†\=~, Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage  In The ,~=\†$§#@@
#@#§$†\=~,  Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every   ,~=\†$§#@#
§§$†††\=~, Other  Day,  Springs  And   Streams  And ,~=\†††$§§
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#$$$$†\=~, I Wake Up Every  Morning At Six Am. It'S ,~=\†$$$$#
##@§$†\=~, Dark,  And  The Stars Are Out,  But  The ,~=\†$§@##
###§$†\=~, Sun Is About To  Rise. Its  A Long  Day, ,~=\†$§###
##$\~,,,,, Before  It  Fades To  Night  Again,  And ,,,,,~\$##
##§†††\=~, Then It  Stays So  Until I Fall  Asleep. ,~=\†††§##
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§§†\~,,,,,                 Dreams.                  ,,,,,~\†§§
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#§§†\===~, Players. Pen And Paper, Books,  Cameras, ,~===\†§§#
#@#§$†\=~, Mirrors, Prisms,  And  Various Things To ,~=\†$§#@#
#@#§$†\=~, Do Art With.  The Fridge Is Filled  With ,~=\†$§#@#
###§$†\=~, Differet Foods, All Of  Them Intriguing, ,~=\†$§###
#@#§$†\=~,             Slightly Weird.              ,~=\†$§#@#
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§§§§$†\=~, I  Have  Friends -  There'S A Cat, And A ,~=\†$§§§§
#§§$†\~,,, Dog  (Who  Is   Ridicolously  Large  And ,,,~\†$§§#
§$\==~~,,, Wants To Be The Big Spoon).  I Listen To ,,,~~==\$§
§$\=~,,,,, The Shortwave Radio, And Transmit  A Bit ,,,,,~=\$§
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##@#§†\=~, Sounds From The Forest. The Others  Tell ,~=\†§#@##
#@#§$†\=~, Of Their Lives, Play The Guitar For  Me, ,~=\†$§#@#
##@#$†\=~, And  Tell  Tales  Of  The  Old  World. I ,~=\†$#@##
#@#§$†\=~,      Consider Them Friends As Well.      ,~=\†$§#@#
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@@#§$†\=~, Meter Area  On  The Floor  Where  I  Can ,~=\†$§#@@
#$\~~,,,,, "Save"  Things. Whatever I Put  In  Here ,,,,,~~\$#
#@#§$†\=~, Will  Not  Be  Affected  By The  Nightly ,~=\†$§#@#
##@§$†\=~,   Reset. Everything Else, However, Is    ,~=\†$§@##
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§$$\~~,,,,   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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