¨¨¨¨¨¨,^$& &$^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=^*&#@ @#&*^=¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨=*$$&@ @&$$*=¨¨¨¨
¨,=^*$&#@# #@#&$*^=,¨
¨,=^*$&#@# #@#&$*^=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*&@ $ 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 ##@#&*^=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,^$#@ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @#$^,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^$# - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE #$^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=^*$&#@# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #@#&$*^=,¨
¨¨¨,,^^$&@ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. @&$^^,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨=^*$# #$*^=¨¨¨¨¨
¨,===^$$## ##$$^===,¨
¨,=^**$&&# #&&$**^=,¨
¨,=^*$&### ###&$*^=,¨
¨,===^$$$& &$$$^===,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,^*&@ @&*^,¨¨¨¨¨