,-----^^^§ §^^^-----,
,,,-:^^§£@ @£§^^:-,,,
,,,--^§§§§ §§§§^--,,,
,--:^§§£@# #@£§§^:--,
,,,,,-^§§§ §§§^-,,,,,
,--:^§§£## § 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. §^--,,,,,,
,--:::^§§@ @§§^:::--,
,--:^§§£@# #@£§§^:--,
,--:^§§£@# #@£§§^:--,
,--:^§§§§§ §§§§§^:--,
,,,,,-^§§§ §§§^-,,,,,
,--:^§§£@@ @@£§§^:--,