§§§,,§,§,§                                          ,,§§,§,,§,
,,§,§§§§§,                                          ,§,§§§,§§§
,§§§,,,,§,                                          §§§,,§§,,§
§,,§,,,§§§                                          ,,§,§,§,§§
§,§§,,§,,§                                          ,§§§§§§§,,
§§,§,§§,§§             & 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. ,§§,§,,,,,
§,,,,§§§,,                                          §,§§§,,,,,
§,,,§,,§,§                                          §§,,§,,,,§
§,,§§,§§§§                                          ,§,§§,,,§,
§,§,§§,,,,                                          §§§,§,,§§§
§§§§,§,,,,                                          ,,§§§,§,,,
,,,§§§,,,§                                          ,§,,§§§,,§