¨##¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨¨##¨¨##
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨             % 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. ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#