¨¨,=†$¤@## ##@¤$†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$¤@# #@¤$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†$¤@ @¤$†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†$¤ ¤$†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†$ $†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=† $ 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. ##@¤$†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†$¤@# #@¤$†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†$¤@ @¤$†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†$¤ ¤$†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†$ $†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=† †=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨