,,~:%¤&@@# #@@&¤%:~,,
,,~:%¤¤¤¤& &¤¤¤¤%:~,,
,,~:%¤&@@# #@@&¤%:~,,
,,~:%¤&@@# #@@&¤%:~,,
,,~~:%¤&&@ @&&¤%:~~,,
,,,,~%¤¤@@ ¤ 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. #@@&¤%:~,,
,,~:%¤&@@# #@@&¤%:~,,
,,~:%¤&@@@ @@@&¤%:~,,
,,~:%¤@@## ##@@¤%:~,,
,,,,,,::%& &%::,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:¤@ @¤:,,,,,,,
,,~:%¤@@## ##@@¤%:~,,