¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ § 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨