§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨             $ 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. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨