,,,,,«*^$& &$^*«,,,,,
,,,,«*^$&# #&$^*«,,,,
,,,«*^$&## ##&$^*«,,,
,,«*^$&### ###&$^*«,,
,,,«*^$&## ##&$^*«,,,
,,,,«*^$&# $ 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. &$^*«,,,,,
,,,,,,«*^$ $^*«,,,,,,
,,,,,«*^$& &$^*«,,,,,
,,,,«*^$&# #&$^*«,,,,
,,,«*^$&## ##&$^*«,,,
,,«*^$&### ###&$^*«,,
,,,«*^$&## ##&$^*«,,,