¨-=†&&@### ###@&&†=-¨
¨¨-=†&&@## ##@&&†=-¨¨
¨¨¨-=†&&@# #@&&†=-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=†&&@ @&&†=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=†&& &&†=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†& & 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-= =-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=† †=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†& &†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=†&& &&†=-¨¨¨¨¨