¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % 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. @@%§=».¨¨¨ ¨¨.»=§%@@# #@@%§=».¨¨ ¨.»=§%@@## ##@@%§=».¨ ¨¨.»=§%@@# #@@%§=».¨¨ ¨¨¨.»=§%@@ @@%§=».¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.»=§%@ @%§=».¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.»=§% %§=».¨¨¨¨¨