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