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