,~»*$¤@### ###@¤$*»~,
,~»*$&¤¤@@ @@¤¤&$*»~,
,~»***$&¤@ @¤&$***»~,
,,,,,»*$$¤ ¤$$*»,,,,,
,~»*$&¤@## ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@## & DREAM PALACE & ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@@@ ~ ----- ------ ~ @@@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@## & ..... ...... & ##@¤&$*»~,
,,,,,~~*&¤ * ..... ...... * ¤&*~~,,,,,
,~»»»$$&&¤ ~ ..... ...... ~ ¤&&$$»»»~,
,,,,»**&¤# ~ ..... ...... ~ #¤&**»,,,,
,~»*$&¤@## , ..... ...... , ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@## ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@## ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&&&@# NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE #@&&&$*»~,
,,,~~»$&&¤ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¤&&$»~~,,,
,~»*$$$¤@@ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND @@¤$$$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@@@ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, @@@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&&&¤# BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE #¤&&&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@@# SPRING)) #@@¤&$*»~,
,,,,»»*&@@ @@&*»»,,,,
,~»*$&¤@## » ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤&$*»~,
,~»*$$&&&¤ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ¤&&&$$*»~,
,~»*$&¤### DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ###¤&$*»~,
,,,,,,~*&@ 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. @&*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,»$¤@ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. @¤$»,,,,,,
,,,,»**&&¤ ¤&&**»,,,,
,~»*$&¤### ###¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤@## ##@¤&$*»~,
,~»*$&¤¤@@ @@¤¤&$*»~,
,~»**$&&¤¤ ¤¤&&$**»~,
,,,,,»»$&¤ ¤&$»»,,,,,