¨,-^*§#@## ##@#§*^-,¨
¨¨,-^*§#@# #@#§*^-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-^*§#@ @#§*^-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^*§# #§*^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-^*§ §*^-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^* § 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. @#§*^-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-^*§#@# #@#§*^-,¨¨
¨,-^*§#@## ##@#§*^-,¨
¨¨,-^*§#@# #@#§*^-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-^*§#@ @#§*^-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-^*§# #§*^-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-^*§ §*^-,¨¨¨¨¨