¨¨~«/§%&#@                                          @#&%§/«~¨¨
¨~«/§%&#@#                                          #@#&%§/«~¨
¨¨~«/§%&#@                                          @#&%§/«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«/§%&#                                          #&%§/«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«/§%&                                          &%§/«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«/§%             % 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. §/«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/                                          /«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«                                          «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨