¤$§*=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=*§$¤
$§*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=*§$
§*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*§
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
§*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*§
$§*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=*§$
¤$§*=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=*§$¤