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....:~\%£@ Not Actually A Palace. A Cottage In The @£%\~:....
...:~\%£@# Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every #@£%\~:...
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.:~\%£@### Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, ###@£%\~:.
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........:~ 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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.......:~\ 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. \~:.......
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