,,,:~===&@ @&===~:,,,
,,:::\=$$@ @$$=\:::,,
,,,:\\\=$@ @$=\\\:,,,
,,,,:~\$&@ @&$\~:,,,,
,:~\=$&@@@ @@@&$=\~:,
,:~\=$&&&& $ 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. @&&$$=\~:,
,:~\=$&@@# #@@&$=\~:,
,:~\=$&@@@ @@@&$=\~:,
,:~\=$&@@# #@@&$=\~:,
,:~\==$$&& &&$$==\~:,
,:~\\\\$$& &$$\\\\~:,
,:~\=$$$&@ @&$$$=\~:,