,,,,--;$%# #%$;--,,,,
,,,--;$%## ##%$;--,,,
,,--;$%### ###%$;--,,
,--;$%#### ####%$;--,
--;$%##### #####%$;--
,--;$%#### % DREAM PALACE % ####%$;--,
,,--;$%### - ----- ------ - ###%$;--,,
,,,--;$%## % ..... ...... % ##%$;--,,,
,,,,--;$%# ; ..... ...... ; #%$;--,,,,
,,,,,--;$% - ..... ...... - %$;--,,,,,
,,,,,,--;$ - ..... ...... - $;--,,,,,,
,,,,,--;$% , ..... ...... , %$;--,,,,,
,,,,--;$%# #%$;--,,,,
,,,--;$%## ##%$;--,,,
,,--;$%### 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. ###%$;--,,
,,,--;$%## ##%$;--,,,
,,,,--;$%# #%$;--,,,,
,,,,,--;$% %$;--,,,,,
,,,,,,--;$ $;--,,,,,,
,,,,,--;$% %$;--,,,,,
,,,,--;$%# #%$;--,,,,