§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨             & 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨