...,==^£&@                                          @&£^==,...
....,==^£&                                          &£^==,....
.....,==^£                                          £^==,.....
....,==^£&                                          &£^==,....
...,==^£&@                                          @&£^==,...
..,==^£&@#             £ 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. ##@&£^==,.
..,==^£&@#                                          #@&£^==,..
...,==^£&@                                          @&£^==,...
....,==^£&                                          &£^==,....
.....,==^£                                          £^==,.....
....,==^£&                                          &£^==,....
...,==^£&@                                          @&£^==,...