¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨             ¤ 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. ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨