¨.=*†%&@## ##@&%†*=.¨
¨¨¨¨==*†&# #&†*==¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.*%&# #&%*.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.=*†%&@## ##@&%†*=.¨
¨.=*†%&@## ##@&%†*=.¨
¨¨¨¨.=*††& % 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. ##@&%†*=.¨
¨¨¨¨¨=**%@ @%**=¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.*††%@ @%††*.¨¨¨¨
¨.=†%&@### ###@&%†=.¨
¨.=*†%&@@# #@@&%†*=.¨
¨.=*†%&@## ##@&%†*=.¨
¨¨..==††%& &%††==..¨¨