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