,,~~~***&@ @&***~~~,,
,~~******& &******~~,
,~~***&@@@ @@@&***~~,
,~~***&&@@ @@&&***~~,
,~~***&@## ##@&***~~,
,~~****&@@ * 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. #@@&***~~,
,~~****&&@ @&&****~~,
,~~***&@@# #@@&***~~,
,~~*****@@ @@*****~~,
,~~***&&@@ @@&&***~~,
,~~*****&@ @&*****~~,
,~~***&@@# #@@&***~~,