¤§†~...... ......~†§¤
§†~....... .......~†§
¤§†~...... ......~†§¤
#¤§†~..... .....~†§¤#
£#¤§†~.... ....~†§¤#£
@£#¤§†~... ¤ 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. ....~†§¤#£
#¤§†~..... .....~†§¤#
¤§†~...... ......~†§¤
§†~....... .......~†§
¤§†~...... ......~†§¤
#¤§†~..... .....~†§¤#
£#¤§†~.... ....~†§¤#£