,-~:$@¶@## ##@¶@$:~-,
,,,,-~$$$@ @$$$~-,,,,
,-~:$$@¶@@ @@¶@$$:~-,
,,,,-::$@¶ ¶@$::-,,,,
,-~:$@¶@## ##@¶@$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# $ DREAM PALACE $ #@¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# - ----- ------ - #@¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# $ ..... ...... $ #@¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# : ..... ...... : #@¶@$$:~-,
,-:$$@¶@## - ..... ...... - ##@¶@$$:-,
,-~:$$@¶@# - ..... ...... - #@¶@$$:~-,
,,,,~~~$@¶ , ..... ...... , ¶@$~~~,,,,
,,,,,-~$$¶ ¶$$~-,,,,,
,-:$$@¶@## ##@¶@$$:-,
,,,,-:::$¶ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¶$:::-,,,,
,-~:$$@¶@# WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY #@¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$@¶@## OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ##@¶@$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, #@¶@$$:~-,
,,,,-::$@@ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE @@$::-,,,,
,,,,,,-~$@ SPRING)) @$~-,,,,,,
,-~:$$@@@@ @@@@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# ~ #@¶@$$:~-,
,,,-~~~:$@ @$:~~~-,,,
,-~:$$@¶@# I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S #@¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE #@¶@$$:~-,
,,,,,-:$@@ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, @@$:-,,,,,
,,,,,~:$@@ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND @@$:~,,,,,
,-~::$$$$@ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. @$$$$::~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# 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. #@¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶## ##¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶¶¶ ¶¶¶@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@@@@ @@@@$$:~-,
,-~:$$@¶@# #@¶@$$:~-,
,,,--~~$$¶ ¶$$~~--,,,
,-~:$$@¶@# #@¶@$$:~-,