¨,=:†§#@## ##@#§†:=,¨
¨¨,=:†§#@# #@#§†:=,¨¨
¨,=:†§#@## ##@#§†:=,¨
¨¨,=:†§#@# #@#§†:=,¨¨
¨,=:†§#@## ##@#§†:=,¨
¨¨,=:†§#@# § 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. ##@#§†:=,¨
¨¨,=:†§#@# #@#§†:=,¨¨
¨,=:†§#@## ##@#§†:=,¨
¨¨,=:†§#@# #@#§†:=,¨¨
¨,=:†§#@## ##@#§†:=,¨
¨¨,=:†§#@# #@#§†:=,¨¨
¨,=:†§#@## ##@#§†:=,¨