,,,~=*%&@# #@&%*=~,,,
,,,,~=*%&@ @&%*=~,,,,
,,,,,~=*%& &%*=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=*% %*=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=*%& &%*=~,,,,,
,,,,~=*%&@ & 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. ###@&%*=~,
,,~=*%&@## ##@&%*=~,,
,,,~=*%&@# #@&%*=~,,,
,,,,~=*%&@ @&%*=~,,,,
,,,,,~=*%& &%*=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=*% %*=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=*%& &%*=~,,,,,