,,,@,@,@,, @,,,,@,@,, ,,,@@@@@@, ,@,,,@@@@, ,,,@,,,,,@ @@@,,@,,,@ @,,@@,,,,@ ,,,@,@@,,@ ,@,@,@,,,@ @,,@@@,@,@ @@@@@@@,,@ @ 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. @@@,@,,,@, ,,,@@@@@@@ @,,@@@,,@@ @,,@,,,,,, ยง ,@,@,,@,@, @@,@@,,,,, ,@@@@,@@@@ ,,@@,@,,,, 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. @@,,,@,@@, @,@@@,@,@, @,@,,@@@,@ ,@@,,@@@@@ ,@@@,@,,@@ @@,@,@,,,, ,@,,@@@,@, @,@@@@@,,, @@@,@,,@@@ ,@@,,,,@,, @,,@@@,@,, ,@,@,,,@@, ,@,@,,@@@,