,,»;*@&¶## ##¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@# #@¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@@ @@¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@@ @@¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@@@¶@ @¶@@@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@@ @ DREAM PALACE @ @@¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@# , ----- ------ , #@¶&@*;»,,
,,»;;*@@@¶ @ ..... ...... @ ¶@@@*;;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@# ; ..... ...... ; #@¶&@*;»,,
,,,,,;;@&@ , ..... ...... , @&@;;,,,,,
,,»;*@¶@## , ..... ...... , ##@¶@*;»,,
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,,»;*@&¶## ##¶&@*;»,,
,,,»;;**@¶ ¶@**;;»,,,
,,»;*@&¶¶@ 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. ¶@*;»»»»,,
,,»;*@&¶## ##¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@# #@¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶## ##¶&@*;»,,
,,»;*@&¶@# #@¶&@*;»,,
,,,,»»;**& &**;»»,,,,
,,»;*@&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&@*;»,,