,,-*%*&@## ##@&*%*-,,
,,-***%%*@ @*%%***-,,
,,-*%****& &****%*-,,
,,-*%*&@## ##@&*%*-,,
,,-*%*&@@@ @@@&*%*-,,
,,-*%*&@## * 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. ##@&*%*-,,
,,-*%*&@## ##@&*%*-,,
,,,,*%*&@# #@&*%*,,,,
,,,,,--%*& &*%--,,,,,
,,,,,--%*& &*%--,,,,,
,,-*%***&& &&***%*-,,
,,-*%*&@## ##@&*%*-,,