,-~†%&§@##                                          ##@§&%†~-,
,-~†%&§@##                                          ##@§&%†~-,
,-~†%&§@##                                          ##@§&%†~-,
,-~††%%&&§                                          §&&%%††~-,
,-~†%&§@##                                          ##@§&%†~-,
,-~†%§@###             & 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. @@&&&%†~-,
,,,,-~†&§#                                          #§&†~-,,,,
,-~†††&&&@                                          @&&&†††~-,
,-~†%&§@##                                          ##@§&%†~-,
,,,,,,-†&§                                          §&†-,,,,,,
,-~†%&§@##                                          ##@§&%†~-,
,,,--~~%&@                                          @&%~~--,,,