,,,,,,-$§¶ ¶§$-,,,,,, ,,,,,-**$§ §$**-,,,,, ,,-*$$§¶## ##¶§$$*-,, ,,-*$$$§§§ §§§$$$*-,, ,,-*$$§¶## ##¶§$$*-,, ,,,-*$$$§¶ $ DREAM PALACE $ ¶§$$$*-,,, ,,,,,,-$$¶ , ----- ------ , ¶$$-,,,,,, ,,,,,,-$$¶ $ ..... ...... $ ¶$$-,,,,,, ,,,-*$$$¶¶ * ..... ...... * ¶¶$$$*-,,, ,,,,,,-$§¶ , ..... ...... , ¶§$-,,,,,, ,,,,,,-$$§ , ..... ...... , §$$-,,,,,, ,,,,,,-$§# , ..... ...... , #§$-,,,,,, ,,,,,,-$$§ §$$-,,,,,, ,,-*$$§¶## ##¶§$$*-,, ,,,,,,-$§# NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE #§$-,,,,,, ,,,,,-$§§¶ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¶§§$-,,,,, ,,,,,**$§# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #§$**,,,,, ,,-*$$$$¶# MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, #¶$$$$*-,, ,,-*$$§¶## 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. ##¶§$$*-,, ,,-*$$§¶## ##¶§$$*-,, ,,,,-**$§# #§$**-,,,, ,,-*$$§¶## ##¶§$$*-,, ,,-*$$§¶## ##¶§$$*-,, ,,,,,*$$§# #§$$*,,,,, ,,,,,-$$$§ §$$$-,,,,,