¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ¨@@@@@¨¨¨¨
@@@@@@¨¨¨@ ¨¨@@@¨¨@@@
@@@@@¨¨@¨¨ @¨¨@¨¨¨¨@@
@@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@
@@@¨¨@@@@@ @@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@@@¨ & 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. @@@@@¨¨@@¨
@@@@@@¨¨¨¨ @@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@@@@¨¨@@@ @@@¨¨@@@@¨
¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@@ @@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@ ¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@
¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
@¨¨¨¨@@@@¨ ¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@