£^^~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~^^£
#£££^=~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~=^£££#
###££^=~-¨ ¨-~=^££###
#££=--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--=££#
###££^=~-¨ ¨-~=^££###
£££=--¨¨¨¨ £ 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. ¨-~=^££###
###££^=~-¨ ¨-~=^££###
££=--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--=££
£££^~-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-~^£££
###££^=~-¨ ¨-~=^££###
££££^~--¨¨ ¨¨--~^££££
##£^^^=~-¨ ¨-~=^^^£##