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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 ..........
.......... Spring)) ..........
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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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&*/~^..... 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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#@&&*/~^.. "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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