,,::«^¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤^«::,,
,:«^*¤¤@## ##@¤¤*^«:,
,,,,:«*¤££ ££¤*«:,,,,
,::««^^^¤£ £¤^^^««::,
,:«^***¤¤£ £¤¤***^«:,
,:«^*¤¤£@# ¤ 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. @¤**««,,,,
,:«^*¤¤£@@ @@£¤¤*^«:,
,:«^*¤¤£@# #@£¤¤*^«:,
,:«^*¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤*^«:,
,,,,,:«**¤ ¤**«:,,,,,
,:«^****¤¤ ¤¤****^«:,
,:«^*¤¤¤££ ££¤¤¤*^«:,