¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§             % 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. ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§