@,@@@,,,@,                                          ,@,,,,@,,@
@@,,@,,@@,                                          @@,,,@@,@,
,@,@@,@,@,                                          ,@,,@,@@@@
@@@,@@@@@@                                          @@,@@@,,,@
,,@@,,,,,,                                          ,@@,,@,,@,
,@,@,,,,,@             & 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. ,@@,,,,,@,
,@,@,@@,,,                                          @,@,,,,@@@
@@@@@,@,,@                                          @@@,,,@,,@
,,,,@@@,@@                                          ,,@,,@@,@,
,,,@,,@@,,                                          ,@@,@,@@@,
,,@@,@,@,,                                          @,@@@@,,@,
,@,@@@@@,@                                          @@,,,@,@@,