¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&
&¨&&¨&¨¨¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&&
&&¨&&&¨¨&& &&¨&&¨&&¨¨
¨&&¨¨&¨&¨¨ ¨&&¨&&¨&¨&
&¨&¨&&&&¨¨ &¨&&¨&&&&&
&&&&¨¨¨&¨¨ $ 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. &¨¨&&&&¨&&
¨&&&¨&¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨
&¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ &&&¨¨&¨&¨¨
&¨&¨¨&¨¨¨& ¨¨&¨&&&&¨&
&&&¨&&¨¨&¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨&&¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨&&&&¨&¨ &¨&&¨&&&¨&