¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*^                                          ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*                                          *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             § 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. ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*^§                                          §^*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=*^§§                                          §§^*=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=*^§§#                                          #§§^*=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=*^§§##                                          ##§§^*=,¨¨
¨,=*^§§###                                          ###§§^*=,¨
¨¨,=*^§§##                                          ##§§^*=,¨¨