¨¨,-:=¤&¶@ @¶&¤=:-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-:=¤&¶ ¶&¤=:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:=¤& &¤=:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:=¤ ¤=:-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:= =:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:=¤ ¤ 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. @¶&¤=:-,¨¨
¨,-:=¤&¶@# #@¶&¤=:-,¨
¨¨,-:=¤&¶@ @¶&¤=:-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-:=¤&¶ ¶&¤=:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:=¤& &¤=:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-:=¤ ¤=:-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-:= =:-,¨¨¨¨¨¨