¨§§§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§             % 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. ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨