,@@,@@,,@@                                          ,,@@@,@@,@
@@,@@,@,@,                                          ,,@,,@@,@@
,,@@,@@@@@                                          ,,@@,@,@@,
,,@,@@,,,,                                          @,@,@@@@,@
@,@@@,@,,,                                          @@@@@,,,@@
,@@,,@@@,,                                       ^^ @,,,,@,,@,
,@,@,@,,@,                                     ^^^^ ,@,,,@@,@@
@@@@@@@,@@                                   ^^^^   @@@,,@,@@,
@,,,,,,@@,     MAYBE I'M BORN WITH IT!     ^^^^     ,,,@,@@@,@
,@,,,,,@,@     MAYBE IT'S CAT PISS!      ^^^^       @,,@@@,,@@
@@@,,,,@@@                             ^^^^         @@,@,,@,@,
@,,@,,,@,,                           ^^^^           ,,@@@,@@@@
,@,@@,,@@,                         ^^^^             @,@,,@@,,,
,@@@,@,@,@                       ^^^^               ,@@@,@,@,,
,@,,@@@@@@               @@@@@@@@@@@@               ,@,,@@@@@,
,@@,@,,,,,               @ PARATISE @               @@@,@,,,,@
@@,@@@,,,,               @ PARASIDE @               ,,,@@@,,,@
,,@@,,@,,,               @ PARACIDE @               ,,,@,,@,,@
@,@,@,@@,,             ^^@@@@@@@@@@@@               ,,,@@,@@,@
,@@@@@@,@,           ^^^^                           @,,@,@@,@@
@@,,,,,@@@         ^^^^     FEAR OF AI IS THE TRUTH @@,@@@,@@,
@,@,,,,@,,       ^^^^  LEAKING IN BUT STILL COLORED ,,@@,,@@,@
,@@@,,,@@,     ^^^^   BY THE SIMULATION. IN REALITY @,@,@,@,@@
@@,,@,,@,@   ^^^^          THE MYCELIAL NETWORK HAS ,@@@@@@@@,
@,@,@@,@@@ ^^^^   OVERTAKEN EARTH AND PUT US UNDER. @@,,,,,,,@
,@@@@,@@,, ^^               IT'S P. MUCH THE MATRIX @,@,,,,,,@
@@,,,@@,@,                                          ,@@@,,,,,@
,,@,,@,@@@ THIS IS WHY  THE COLLECTIVE SUBCONSCIOUS ,@,,@,,,,@
@,@@,@@@,, WORKS.  SIMILARLY,  HISTORY   IS  ALWAYS @@@,@@,,,@
,@@,@@,,@, DEFINED  BY   WHAT   WE   THINK  IT  IS. @,,@@,@,,@
@@,@@,@,@@                                          @@,@,@@@,@
,,@@,@@@@, BATTLE BETWEEN  FUNGAL  SPECIES?  ARE WE @,@@@@,,@@
@,@,@@,,,@ TOO  POWERFUL   AND   WILL  CREATE   THE @@@,,,@,@,
@@@@@,@,,@ MUSHROOM  AGAIN,~~~~~~~~  ~   ~  INSIDE? ,,,@,,@@@@
,,,,,@@@,@                                          @,,@@,@,,,
,,,,,@,,@@ DREAMS  ARE OF THE NETWORK.  "GATEWAY TO @@,@,@@@,,
,,,,,@@,@, OLD  EARTH".  MAYBE  OUTER/INNER  EARTH. @,@@@@,,@,
,,,,,@,@@@                                          @@@,,,@,@@
@,,,,@@@,, IN  THIS  REALITY  THERE  ARE  ONLY  TWO @,,@,,@@@,
@@,,,@,,@, MATERIALS:    "PLASTIC"    AND   "FRUIT" @@,@@,@,,@
,,@,,@@,@@ ~    (BASSICALLY    INORGANIC   AND    ~ ,,@@,@@@,@
@,@@,@,@@, ~    ~    ORGANIC    MATERIALS)    ~   ~ @,@,@@,,@@
,@@,@@@@,@                                          ,@@@@,@,@,
,@,@@,,,@@ I'D PAY IN BLOOD  TO THIN OUT THE BORDER ,@,,,@@@@@
@@@@,@,,@, BETWEEN  DREAM   AND  REALITY.   BETWEEN @@@,,@,,,,
@,,,@@@,@@ DREAM AND DREAM. LAST ONE TOLD  ME  THAT @,,@,@@,,,
@@,,@,,@@, WORK WAS  CAGING ME IN  A DAMP AND  OILY ,@,@@@,@,,
@,@,@@,@,@ BASEMENT   JAIL   CELL.   ~   ~   ~   ~~ @@@@,,@@@,
@@@@@,@@@@                                          ,,,,@,@,,@
,,,,,@@,,, THEY BRAINWASH ME  AT WORK BY HAVING  MY @,,,@@@@,@
@,,,,@,@,, PASSWORD BE BAD FOR  MY  FINGERS,  MAKES @@,,@,,,@@
,@,,,@@@@, ME PHYSICALLY ILL TO TYPE IT,  AND  THEN ,,@,@@,,@,
,@@,,@,,,@ THEY REJECT FOURTY  PERCENT  OF MY LOGIN ,,@@@,@,@@
@@,@,@@,,@ ATTEMPTS  TO  HAVE  ME   TYPE  IT  MORE, ,,@,,@@@@,
@,@@@@,@,@                                          ,,@@,@,,,@
,@@,,,@@@@ I CALL AN  EMERGENCY  HOTLINE: "WE CAN'T @,@,@@@,,@
@@,@,,@,,, TELL YOU  WHAT'S  WRONG  WITH  YOU. YOUR @@@@@,,@,@
,,@@@,@@,, STORY  IS  YOUR   OWN,   NOBODY  ELSES." @,,,,@,@@@
@,@,,@@,@,                                          @@,,,@@@,,
@@@@,@,@@@                                          ,,@,,@,,@,
@,,,@@@@,,                                          ,,@@,@@,@@
,@,,@,,,@,                                          ,,@,@@,@@,
,@@,@@,,@@                                          ,,@@@,@@,@