,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,
,~»\***§§§ §§§***\»~,
,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,
,~~~\\\**§ §**\\\~~~,
,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,
,~»\*%§### % 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. §%\»,,,,,,
,,,~\**%§# #§%**\~,,,
,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,
,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,
,,,,,~»*%§ §%*»~,,,,,
,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,
,~»\*%§### ###§%*\»~,