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