¨¨.=†**#@# #@#**†=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=†**#@ @#**†=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=†**# #**†=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=†** **†=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=†* *†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=† * 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. *†=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=†** **†=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=†**# #**†=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.=†**#@ @#**†=.¨¨¨
¨¨.=†**#@# #@#**†=.¨¨
¨.=†**#@## ##@#**†=.¨
¨¨.=†**#@# #@#**†=.¨¨