¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§             & 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. §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨