,@,,@,@,,@                                          @@@,@@@@@,
@@,@@@@,@@                                          ,,@@,,,,@,
,@@,,,@@,,                                          ,@,@,,,@@@
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @@@@,,@,,@
@@@,@@@@@,                                          ,,,@,@@,@,
,,@@,,,,@,             % 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. ,@@@@,,,@,
@@,,@@,@,,                                          @,,,@,,@@@
,@,@,@@@,,                                          @,,@@,@,,,
@@@@@,,@,,                                          @,@,@@@,,,
,,,,@,@@,@                                          @@@@,,@,,@
,,,@@@,@@@                                          ,,,@,@@,@@
,,@,,@@,,,                                          ,,@@@,@@,@