§¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨             @ 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. ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§