&$$$$*/=~, ,~=/*$$$$&
##@&$*/=~, ,~=/*$&@##
&&&$$*/=~, ,~=/*$$&&&
##@&$*/=~, ,~=/*$&@##
@$$///~,,, ,,,~///$$@
##@&$*/=~, $ DREAM PALACE $ ,~=/*$&@##
&**/=~,,,, ~ ----- ------ ~ ,,,,~=/**&
##@&$*/=~, $ ..... ...... $ ,~=/*$&@##
#&&**/~,,, / ..... ...... / ,,,~/**&&#
&&*=~,,,,, ~ ..... ...... ~ ,,,,,~=*&&
##@&$*/=~, ~ ..... ...... ~ ,~=/*$&@##
&**/===,,, , ..... ...... , ,,,===/**&
@&$$/==,,, ,,,==/$$&@
&$$$//~~,, ,,~~//$$$&
&****/=~,, NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ,,~=/****&
&*/~,,,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,,,~/*&
@$*/=,,,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,,,=/*$@
#&**=,,,,, MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ,,,,,=**&#
@&&$**/=~, BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ,~=/**$&&@
##@&$*/=~, SPRING)) ,~=/*$&@##
&*/=~,,,,, ,,,,,~=/*&
###@$*/=~, = ,~=/*$@###
##@&$*/=~, ,~=/*$&@##
&**=,,,,,, I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ,,,,,,=**&
@@@&$*/=~, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,~=/*$&@@@
##@&$*/=~, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,~=/*$&@##
@&$$*=~~~, 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 ,,~~~//$$@
&**=,,,,,, METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ,,,,,,=**&
@&$///=~~, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,~~=///$&@
##@&$*/=~, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,~=/*$&@##
#@@&$*/=~, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,~=/*$&@@#
###@&$*/=~ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ~=/*$&@###
##@&$*/=~, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,~=/*$&@##
@$*=~~,,,, HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ,,,,~~=*$@
&**////=~, FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ,~=////**&
##@&$*/=~, RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ,~=/*$&@##
&&&&$*/=~, ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ,~=/*$&&&&
##@&$*/=~, FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ,~=/*$&@##
&&$/=,,,,, ,,,,,=/$&&
@$***//=~, , ,~=//***$@
@@$$/==,,, ,,,==/$$@@
&&&$*/=~,, AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ,,~=/*$&&&
&*==~,,,,, WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ,,,,,~==*&
###@&*/=~, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,~=/*&@###
&&***==,,, IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ,,,==***&&
##@&$*/=~, LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ,~=/*$&@##
@&&*=,,,,, FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ,,,,,=*&&@
###@&*/=~, - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ,~=/*&@###
#&*=~,,,,, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,,,,,~=*&#
#@@&$*/=~, THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ,~=/*$&@@#
##@&$*/=~, ,~=/*$&@##
@&$$/=~,,, ,,,~=/$$&@
##@&$*/=~, ,~=/*$&@##
##@&$*/=~, ,~=/*$&@##
&*======~, ,~======*&
&&&*///=~, ,~=///*&&&