&¨¨¨&&¨&&¨ &¨&¨¨¨&&&&
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ &&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
&¨&&&¨&&&& ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
&&¨¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨&¨¨&¨
¨&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨ &¨¨&&&¨&&&
&&&&&&¨¨¨& & 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. &&¨¨¨&¨&¨&
&&&¨&&¨&&& ¨&¨¨&&&&&&
¨¨&&¨&&¨¨¨ &&¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
&&&¨&&&¨¨& &¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ &¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&¨&¨&&&&¨ &&¨&¨¨¨¨&&