¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&&
&¨&¨¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&
&&&¨&¨&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&&&¨&¨ ¨¨¨&¨&¨&&&
¨&¨¨¨¨&&&& % 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. ¨&&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨& &¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨&¨ &¨¨&¨&¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ &¨&&&&¨¨&&
&&¨&&¨&¨&& &&¨¨¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&&&&¨& ¨&¨¨&&&&&¨