,.«=^@@### ###@@^=«.,
,,,,,.==@@ @@==.,,,,,
,,,,«««^@@ @@^«««,,,,
,,,««^@@@# #@@@^««,,,
,«=^@@@### ###@@@^=«,
,,,,,«^@@# @ 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. @@@^===«.,
,.«=^@@@## ##@@@^=«.,
,.«=^@@@## ##@@@^=«.,
,.«=^@@@@@ @@@@@^=«.,
,.«=^@@@## ##@@@^=«.,
,.«=^@@@## ##@@@^=«.,
,.«=^@@@## ##@@@^=«.,