.^~†%£####                                          ####£%†~^.
..^~†%£###                                          ###£%†~^..
...^~†%£##                                          ##£%†~^...
....^~†%£#                                          #£%†~^....
.....^~†%£                                          £%†~^.....
......^~†%             £ 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. †~^.......
......^~†%                                          %†~^......
.....^~†%£                                          £%†~^.....
....^~†%£#                                          #£%†~^....
...^~†%£##                                          ##£%†~^...
..^~†%£###                                          ###£%†~^..
.^~†%£####                                          ####£%†~^.