¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*^                                          ^*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«*^&                                          &^*«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«*^&@                                          @&^*«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«*^&@#                                          #@&^*«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«*^&@#@                                          @#@&^*«,¨¨
¨,«*^&@#@#             & 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. «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨