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