,,,,^~*$§@                                          @§$*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*$§                                          §$*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*$§@                                          @§$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$§@¶                                          ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,^~*$§@¶#                                          #¶@§$*~^,,
,^~*$§@¶##             § DREAM PALACE §             ##¶@§$*~^,
,,^~*$§@¶#             ^ ----- ------ ^             #¶@§$*~^,,
,,,^~*$§@¶             § ..... ...... §             ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$§@             * ..... ...... *             @§$*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*$§             ^ ..... ...... ^             §$*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*$§@             ^ ..... ...... ^             @§$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$§@¶             , ..... ...... ,             ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,^~*$§@¶#                                          #¶@§$*~^,,
,^~*$§@¶##                                          ##¶@§$*~^,
,,^~*$§@¶# NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE  IN THE #¶@§$*~^,,
,,,^~*$§@¶   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$§@ OTHER   DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS  AND @§$*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*$§   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   §$*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*$§@    BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE     @§$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$§@¶                 SPRING))                 ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,^~*$§@¶#                                          #¶@§$*~^,,
,^~*$§@¶##                     ~                    ##¶@§$*~^,
,,^~*$§@¶#                                          #¶@§$*~^,,
,,,^~*$§@¶ I WAKE UP EVERY  MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$§@ DARK,  AND THE  STARS  ARE OUT,  BUT THE @§$*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*$§ SUN IS ABOUT  TO RISE.  ITS A LONG  DAY, §$*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*$§@ BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND @§$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$§@¶ THEN IT  STAYS  SO UNTIL I FALL  ASLEEP. ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,^~*$§@¶# IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY #¶@§$*~^,,
,^~*$§@¶##                 DREAMS.                  ##¶@§$*~^,
,,^~*$§@¶#                                          #¶@§$*~^,,
,,,^~*$§@¶                    $                     ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$§@                                          @§$*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*$§ 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. #¶@§$*~^,,
,,,^~*$§@¶                                          ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,,,^~*$§@                                          @§$*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*$§                                          §$*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*$§@                                          @§$*~^,,,,
,,,^~*$§@¶                                          ¶@§$*~^,,,
,,^~*$§@¶#                                          #¶@§$*~^,,