¨.~/*¤¤###                                          ###¤¤*/~.¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤##                                          ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤#                                          #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤                                          ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤                                          ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*                 ¨¨*@*¨¨                  */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/             ¨./¤@######@¤/.¨             /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~         ¨¨¨..~¤# DREAMS #¤~..¨¨¨         ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.             ¨./¤@######@¤/.¨             .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨*@*¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨.¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                ¨*¤###¤*¨                 .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                    ¨.¨                   ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤                                          ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤#                                          #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤##             ¨./¤@######@¤/.¨             ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨.~/*¤¤###                    ¨~¨                   ###¤¤*/~.¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤##                                          ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤#                  A COST                  #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤                (ANECDOTE)                ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤                                          ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*                    ..                    */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,   AND  FOR  A  SECOND ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY  CALM AND  DEAD .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLOWLY   START  TO  PIECE  TOGETHER   MY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ THEN  THE   FEAR  HITS  ME  AND  I  FEEL ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/    ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.   /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*                                          */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤                    ¨¨                    ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤                                          ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤# THERE ARE CIRCLES  AND CROSSES INSCRIBED #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤## ALL  OVER MY VISION, PRESSING IN,  BEING ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨.~/*¤¤### ALMOST  HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ###¤¤*/~.¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤##    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤# GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND. IT'S  LIKE #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤ LANGUAGE, SENTENCES  I  CAN'T HIDE FROM, ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤ FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN  MY MIND,  AND ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*            DOING DAMAGE THERE.           */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ THEN  I  REALIZE I  CAN'T HEAR  ANYTHING ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.      BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE     .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC IN  IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                    ..                    ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/* MY SURROUNDINGS  ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤             ALMOST MOCKING.              ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤                                          ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤# I FEEL  HELPLESS,  BUT  I  MUST  TRY  TO #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤## ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE  FLOOR SEARCHING ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨.~/*¤¤### RELIEF, SUCH  IS MY  NATURE. TURNING THE ###¤¤*/~.¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤##     LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING    ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤#  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤ DOES  NOTING...  BUT TIME DOES  -  AFTER ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/* DOUBTING  ANYTHING  OF THIS  HAPPENED IN */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/             THE FIRST PLACE.             /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE  THOUGH, SCARED. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              BUT I'M TIRED.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                     ¨                    ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                  ..~/~..                 /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*                    ¨                     */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤                                          ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤ THIS  CAN HAPPEN IF YOU WANDER TOO  FAR, ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤# I  GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE SO  RECKLESS #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤##              WHEN DREAMING?              ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨.~/*¤¤### I IMAGINE A  PRICK ON  THE  NOSE, THAT'S ###¤¤*/~.¨
¨¨.~/*¤¤## WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU  DO  WITH A CAT ##¤¤*/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/*¤¤# WHO  COMES  TO CLOSE TO YOUR SANDWICH... #¤¤*/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/*¤¤                                          ¤¤*/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/*¤                                          ¤*/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*                                          */~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨