#@@%*=-,¨¨ ¨¨,-=*%@@#
##@@%*=-,¨ ¨,-=*%@@##
#@@%*=-,¨¨ ¨¨,-=*%@@#
@@%*=-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-=*%@@
@%*=-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-=*%@
%*=-,¨¨¨¨¨ % 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=*
=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨