...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...
..,~†§££@@                                          @@££§†~,..
.,~†§££@@#                                          #@@££§†~,.
..,~†§££@@                                          @@££§†~,..
...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...
....,~†§££             £ DREAM PALACE £             ££§†~,....
.....,~†§£             , ----- ------ ,             £§†~,.....
......,~†§             £ ..... ...... £             §†~,......
.......,~†             † ..... ...... †             †~,.......
........,~             , ..... ...... ,             ~,........
.........,             , ..... ...... ,             ,.........
........,~             . ..... ...... .             ~,........
.......,~†                                          †~,.......
......,~†§                                          §†~,......
.....,~†§£ 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))                 @@££§†~,..
...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...
....,~†§££                    ~                     ££§†~,....
.....,~†§£                                          £§†~,.....
......,~†§ 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.                 §†~,......
.....,~†§£                                          £§†~,.....
....,~†§££                    §                     ££§†~,....
...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...
..,~†§££@@ 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.              §†~,......
.......,~†                                          †~,.......
........,~                     £                    ~,........
.........,                                          ,.........
........,~ 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.      @@££§†~,..
...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...
....,~†§££                    @                     ££§†~,....
.....,~†§£                                          £§†~,.....
......,~†§ 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. #@@££§†~,.
..,~†§££@@                                          @@££§†~,..
...,~†§££@                     .                    @££§†~,...
....,~†§££                                          ££§†~,....
.....,~†§£ 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. £§†~,.....
....,~†§££                                          ££§†~,....
...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...
..,~†§££@@                                          @@££§†~,..
.,~†§££@@#                                          #@@££§†~,.
..,~†§££@@                                          @@££§†~,..
...,~†§££@                                          @££§†~,...