*^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^*
¤*^=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=^*¤
¤¤*^=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=^*¤¤
#¤¤*^=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=^*¤¤#
##¤¤*^=,¨¨ ¨¨,=^*¤¤##
###¤¤*^=,¨ ¤ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^
*^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^*
¤*^=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=^*¤
¤¤*^=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=^*¤¤
#¤¤*^=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=^*¤¤#
##¤¤*^=,¨¨ ¨¨,=^*¤¤##