§¨§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§§§
§§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨§¨¨§§
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨§¨¨
¨§§§§§¨§§§             & 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. ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§§§¨§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§¨§§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨