§§¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§§¨§§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§§§
§¨§§¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§§¨§§§¨§¨¨                                          §§§§§¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨             * 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. ¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§§
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§                                          §¨§§§§¨§¨§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§§§
§¨¨§§§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§