*;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;*
;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ £ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;
*;«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«;*
§*;«.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.«;*§
¶§*;«.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.«;*§¶
@¶§*;«.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.«;*§¶@
#@¶§*;«.¨¨ ¨¨.«;*§¶@#