¨,»/*$&@## ##@&$*/»,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,/$&& &&$/,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,//$& &$//,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,»*$&@### ###@&$*»,¨
¨¨¨¨,/**&& &&**/,¨¨¨¨
¨,»/*$&@## $ 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 #&&*»»»»,¨
¨,»/*$&&@@ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D @@&&$*/»,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,/$@ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY @$/,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,»/*$$$$@ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S @$$$$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&### ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ###&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@## FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@## ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@## ¨ ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@## ##@&$*/»,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,»/$@ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS @$/»,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨»/$&@ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND @&$/»¨¨¨¨¨
¨,»/*$&@## THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@## IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»///*&@# LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO #@&*///»,¨
¨,»/*$@### FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ###@$*/»,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,/*$& - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE &$*/,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,»*$&&@ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. @&&$*»,¨¨¨
¨,»/*$&@## THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&&@@ @@&&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@@# #@@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/*$&&@@ @@&&$*/»,¨
¨,»/**$&@@ @@&$**/»,¨
¨,»/*$&@## ##@&$*/»,¨
¨,»/**$$@# #@$$**/»,¨