,,=*%¤@@@@ @@@@¤%*=,,
,,=*%¤@@@# #@@@¤%*=,,
,,==*%%¤@@ @@¤%%*==,,
,,=*%¤@@@# #@@@¤%*=,,
,,=****¤@@ @@¤****=,,
,,=*****%@ ¤ 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. @%%**=,,,,
,,,=**¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤**=,,,
,,=*¤@@@## ##@@@¤*=,,
,,=*%¤¤@@@ @@@¤¤%*=,,
,,=*%¤@@@@ @@@@¤%*=,,
,,=*%%%%@@ @@%%%%*=,,
,,=*%¤@@@# #@@@¤%*=,,