§§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨             * 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. ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§