*†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†*
†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†*
†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨