,,,,-»**&@ @&**»-,,,,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,,,,,,-*%¤ ¤%*-,,,,,,
,-»*%&¤@## & 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. ###@¤&%*»,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,-»*%&¤@## ##@¤&%*»-,
,-»*%&&&&¤ ¤&&&&%*»-,
,-»***&&&¤ ¤&&&***»-,