¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†                                          †=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%                                          %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†%%                                          %%†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†%%#                                          #%%†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†%%#@             % 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. =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†                                          †=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%                                          %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†%%                                          %%†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†%%#                                          #%%†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†%%#@                                          @#%%†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†%%#@#                                          #@#%%†=:¨¨