¨¨¨-~/†%&¶                                          ¶&%†/~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~/†%&                                          &%†/~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~/†%                                          %†/~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~/†%&                                          &%†/~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~/†%&¶                                          ¶&%†/~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~/†%&¶@             % 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. #@¶&%†/~-¨
¨¨-~/†%&¶@                                          @¶&%†/~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~/†%&¶                                          ¶&%†/~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~/†%&                                          &%†/~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~/†%                                          %†/~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~/†%&                                          &%†/~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~/†%&¶                                          ¶&%†/~-¨¨¨