,~=\^*&@## ##@&*^\=~,
,~=\^*&&&@ @&&&*^\=~,
,~=\^*&@@# #@@&*^\=~,
,~\^*&@@## ##@@&*^\~,
,~=\^*&@@# #@@&*^\=~,
,,,,,,~\^& * 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. #@@&*^\=~,
,~=\^*&@@@ @@@&*^\=~,
,~=\^*&&&@ @&&&*^\=~,
,,,~==^&@@ @@&^==~,,,
,~=\^*&@@@ @@@&*^\=~,
,~=\^*&@@# #@@&*^\=~,
,~=\^*&&@@ @@&&*^\=~,