¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†%                                          %†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†                                          †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-                                          -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             § 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. %†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†                                          †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-                                          -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨