¨¨¨¨,=**%¶ ¶%**=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=**% %**=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=** **=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, % 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. ¶%**=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=**% %**=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=** **=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨