,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@             $ DREAM PALACE $             @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#             ~ ----- ------ ~             #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@             $ ..... ...... $             @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#             † ..... ...... †             #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@             ~ ..... ...... ~             @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#             ~ ..... ...... ~             #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@             , ..... ...... ,             @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# NOT ACTUALLY  A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS   AND  STREAMS  AND #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                 SPRING))                 @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                     «                    @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM.  IT'S @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# DARK,  AND  THE STARS ARE  OUT,  BUT THE #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ SUN IS ABOUT TO  RISE. ITS  A LONG  DAY, @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# BEFORE  IT FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ THEN IT  STAYS  SO UNTIL I FALL  ASLEEP. @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                  DREAMS.                 @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                     $                    @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ IN THIS  COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF  RADIO @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS,  CAMERAS, @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND  VARIOUS THINGS  TO #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ DO ART WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS  FILLED WITH @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# DIFFERET  FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@             SLIGHTLY WEIRD.              @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                    @                     @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ I HAVE FRIENDS  - THERE'S  A  CAT, AND A @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# DOG   (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ WANTS  TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND  TRANSMIT A BIT #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# SOUNDS FROM THE  FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE  GUITAR FOR ME, @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE OLD  WORLD.  I #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                    #                     @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ MOST  IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A  TWO SQUARE @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# METER  AREA ON  THE  FLOOR WHERE  I  CAN #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ "SAVE"  THINGS. WHATEVER I  PUT IN  HERE @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# WILL  NOT  BE  AFFECTED  BY THE  NIGHTLY #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@    RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS   @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#    COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH     #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@  PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS   @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# HEALED,  AND  WHEREVER AND  WHENEVER I'D #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ FALL  ASLEEP  I'D ALWAYS  WAKE  UP FULLY @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ ACCIDENTS   WHERE   I   LOSE  STUFF   BY @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# FORGETTING TO PUT THEM  IN  THE  SQUARE. #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                    ,                     #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# AT  NIGHT,  I  HAVE  DEMI-LUCID   DREAMS #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ WHERE  THE SPIRITS OF  THE FOREST AROUND @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# THE  COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED TO  A @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE MY  RADIO #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ FRIENDS LIVE.  WE GO EXPLORING  TOGETHER @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# - THINGS  ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING  THE DAY. @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@# THIS IS  A  MYSTERY  WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,
,,~«†$$@#@                                          @#@$$†«~,,
,~«†$$@#@#                                          #@#@$$†«~,