¨.-;=@&#@# #@#&@=;-.¨
¨¨¨¨.-;==& &==;-.¨¨¨¨
¨.-;=@&### ###&@=;-.¨
¨-;=@&#@## ##@#&@=;-¨
¨.-;@&#@## ##@#&@;-.¨
¨.-;=@&#@# @ 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. #@#&@=;-.¨
¨.-;=@&#@@ @@#&@=;-.¨
¨¨¨¨.-;=@# #@=;-.¨¨¨¨
¨.-;=@&#@@ @@#&@=;-.¨
¨.-;=@&&&@ @&&&@=;-.¨
¨¨¨--;;==& &==;;--¨¨¨
¨.-;=@&&#@ @#&&@=;-.¨