¨&&&&&&¨&& ¨¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨¨¨&&¨& ¨&&&&¨¨&&¨
&¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨¨&¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨&&&¨&& &¨¨&&&&&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨ &¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&
&¨&&¨&¨&¨& § 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. &¨¨&&&&&¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&¨& &¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&&¨&¨¨&&&¨ &&&¨¨¨&&¨&
¨&&&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&&&¨&&¨ ¨&&¨&&&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&&¨&¨ &¨&&¨¨&&&&
&&&¨&¨&&&& &&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨