,:=^^$&#@# #@#&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&### ###&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&&## ##&&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&#@# #@#&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&#@@ @@#&$^^=:,
,,,,,=^$&& $ 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. &^^::,,,,,
,:=^^$&### ###&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&##@ , @##&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&#@# #@#&$^^=:,
,,,,,,:^$& AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS &$^:,,,,,,
,:=^^^$&&@ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND @&&$^^^=:,
,,,,,,=^$& THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, &$^=,,,,,,
,:=^^$&#@@ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A @@#&$^^=:,
,:=^^$&@## LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ##@&$^^=:,
,:=^^^$$#@ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @#$$^^^=:,
,:=^^$&#@@ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE @@#&$^^=:,
,,,,,:^^$# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #$^^:,,,,,
,:::::^^$& THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. &$^^:::::,
,,,,,::^^& &^^::,,,,,
,,,,::^$#@ @#$^::,,,,
,,,:::=^$# #$^=:::,,,
,,,:^^$$&# #&$$^^:,,,
,:====^^&@ @&^^====:,
,:=^^$&#@# #@#&$^^=:,