¨,«^†$#@## ##@#$†^«,¨
¨¨,«^†$#@# #@#$†^«,¨¨
¨,«^†$#@## ##@#$†^«,¨
,«^†$#@### ###@#$†^«,
¨,«^†$#@## ##@#$†^«,¨
¨¨,«^†$#@# $ 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. ##@#$†^«,¨
,«^†$#@### ###@#$†^«,
¨,«^†$#@## ##@#$†^«,¨
¨¨,«^†$#@# #@#$†^«,¨¨
¨,«^†$#@## ##@#$†^«,¨
,«^†$#@### ###@#$†^«,
¨,«^†$#@## ##@#$†^«,¨