,,^-/*$&£@                                          @£&$*/-^,,
,^-/*$&£@#                                          #@£&$*/-^,
^-/*$&£@##                                          ##@£&$*/-^
,^-/*$&£@#                                          #@£&$*/-^,
,,^-/*$&£@                                          @£&$*/-^,,
,,,^-/*$&£             $ 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. &$*/-^,,,,
,,,,,^-/*$                                          $*/-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-/*                                          */-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-/*$                                          $*/-^,,,,,
,,,,^-/*$&                                          &$*/-^,,,,
,,,^-/*$&£                                          £&$*/-^,,,
,,^-/*$&£@                                          @£&$*/-^,,