,,~:^^^@§# #§@^^^:~,,
,,~:^@@§§§ §§§@@^:~,,
,,~:^@§#@@ @@#§@^:~,,
,,~:^@@@#@ @#@@@^:~,,
,,~:^@§#@# #@#§@^:~,,
,,~:^@§#@# @ 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. §^~,,,,,,,
,,~:^@§@## ##@§@^:~,,
,,~:^@§#@@ @@#§@^:~,,
,,,,,:@@§@ @§@@:,,,,,
,,~:^@§#@# #@#§@^:~,,
,,,,,::@§# #§@::,,,,,
,,~:^@§#@# #@#§@^:~,,