,,^~/*%&#@                                          @#&%*/~^,,
,,,^~/*%&#                                          #&%*/~^,,,
,,,,^~/*%&                                          &%*/~^,,,,
,,,,,^~/*%                                          %*/~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/*                                          */~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~/*%             % 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. &%*/~^,,,,
,,,^~/*%&#                                          #&%*/~^,,,
,,^~/*%&#@                                          @#&%*/~^,,
,^~/*%&#@#                                          #@#&%*/~^,
^~/*%&#@##                                          ##@#&%*/~^
,^~/*%&#@#                                          #@#&%*/~^,
,,^~/*%&#@                                          @#&%*/~^,,