#*^;«,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,«;^*#
¶#*^;«,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,«;^*#¶
#¶#*^;«,¨¨ ¨¨,«;^*#¶#
##¶#*^;«,¨ ¨,«;^*#¶##
#¶#*^;«,¨¨ ¨¨,«;^*#¶#
¶#*^;«,¨¨¨ * 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. ¨¨¨¨,«;^*#
*^;«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«;^*
^;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;^
;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨