¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«= =«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«=† †=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨