&&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨ &¨&&&¨&¨¨¨
&¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ &&&¨¨&&&¨¨
&&&&¨¨&&&& ¨¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&&&&¨&&
¨&¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨
¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨ @ 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. &¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨
&¨¨&&&¨&¨¨ &&¨¨¨&&&&¨
&&¨&¨¨&&&¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨¨&&&¨&¨¨& &¨&&¨&&¨¨&
&¨&¨¨&&&¨& ¨&&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&&&¨&¨¨&& ¨&¨&&¨&&&&
&&¨¨&&&¨&¨ &&&&¨&&¨¨¨