,:-^%$&### ###&$%^-:,
,-^%$&#### ####&$%^-,
,,,,:::^%& &%^:::,,,,
,,,,,-%$## ##$%-,,,,,
,:-^%$&### ###&$%^-:,
,,,,:^$$$# $ DREAM PALACE $ #$$$^:,,,,
,:-^%$&### : ----- ------ : ###&$%^-:,
,,:::-%$$& $ ..... ...... $ &$$%-:::,,
,,,,,,:^$& ^ ..... ...... ^ &$^:,,,,,,
,:-^$&#### : ..... ...... : ####&$^-:,
,:-^%$&### : ..... ...... : ###&$%^-:,
,::::-%$&# , ..... ...... , #&$%-::::,
,,,,,:^$&# #&$^:,,,,,
,:-^%$&### ###&$%^-:,
,,,,:-%&&& 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 &%%--,,,,,
,:-^%$&&## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##&&$%^-:,
,,,:-^%$&# THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. #&$%^-:,,,
,:-^%$&&&# #&&&$%^-:,
,:-^%$&### ###&$%^-:,
,,,--%%&## ##&%%--,,,
,,,,,,,-%& &%-,,,,,,,
,,,:--%$&& &&$%--:,,,
,:-^%$&&## ##&&$%^-:,