¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨&¨&¨¨¨¨&& &¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨&&&&¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&&¨&&¨&&
&&¨¨¨&¨¨&& ¨&¨¨&&¨&&¨
&¨&¨¨&&¨&¨ &&&¨&¨&&¨&
¨&&&¨&¨&&& § 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. ¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
&¨&&&&&¨¨& ¨¨&&¨&&&&&
¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&¨¨¨&&& ¨&&&&¨&¨¨¨
¨&&&&¨¨&¨¨ &&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨&¨&&¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨&&¨¨&&&¨& ¨¨&&¨&&¨&&