,,,-«=†%¤# #¤%†=«-,,,
,,,,-«=†%¤ ¤%†=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=†% %†=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=† †=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«=†% %†=«-,,,,,
,,,,-«=†%¤ % 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. #@#¤%†=«-,
,,-«=†%¤#@ @#¤%†=«-,,
,,,-«=†%¤# #¤%†=«-,,,
,,,,-«=†%¤ ¤%†=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=†% %†=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=† †=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«=†% %†=«-,,,,,