@§§@///«.. ..«///@§§@
§§@%%/.... ..../%%@§§
###§@%/«.. ..«/%@§###
§§%««..... .....««%§§
#§@///.... ....///@§#
#@§@/«.... @ 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. ..«/%@§@##
@@@//«.... ....«//@@@
@@§@%%/«.. ..«/%%@§@@
##@§@%/«.. ..«/%@§@##
@@@@@%/«.. ..«/%@@@@@
###§@%/«.. ..«/%@§###
##@§@%/«.. ..«/%@§@##