¨,=†=@&@## ##@&@=†=,¨
¨¨,=†=@&@# #@&@=†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†=@&@ @&@=†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†=@& &@=†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†=@ @=†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†= @ 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. @&@=†=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=†=@&@# #@&@=†=,¨¨
¨,=†=@&@## ##@&@=†=,¨
¨¨,=†=@&@# #@&@=†=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=†=@&@ @&@=†=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†=@& &@=†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†=@ @=†=,¨¨¨¨¨