,,,,,^^/*@ @*/^^,,,,,
,^»/*%@@## ##@@%*/»^,
,,,,,,»/%@ @%/»,,,,,,
,,,,,^/*@# #@*/^,,,,,
,,,,,^/*%@ @%*/^,,,,,
,,,,^//%%@ % 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. #@@*///»^,
,^»/*%@@## ##@@%*/»^,
,,,,,»»*@# #@*»»,,,,,
,^»///%%%@ @%%%///»^,
,^»/*%@@@# #@@@%*/»^,
,^»/*%@### ###@%*/»^,
,,,,,»*%@@ @@%*»,,,,,