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