*\--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--\*
\--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
\--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨*#*¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\
*\--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨-\$########$\-¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--\*
$*\--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨---$# 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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
\--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\
*\--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--\*
$*\--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--\*$
#$*\--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--\*$#