¨:~=†@####                                          ####@†=~:¨
¨¨¨¨~†%%@#                                          #@%%†~¨¨¨¨
¨:~=†%@###                                          ###@%†=~:¨
¨:~~~†††%#                                          #%†††~~~:¨
¨:~==††%@@                                          @@%††==~:¨
¨:~=†%@###                  ¨¨†#†¨¨                 ###@%†=~:¨
¨:~~=†††%#             ¨:=%########%=:¨             #%†††=~~:¨
¨:~=†%@###         ¨¨¨::~%# 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... #@†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~=†%@###                                          ###@%†=~:¨
¨:~=†%@###                                          ###@%†=~:¨
¨::::~=††@                                          @††=~::::¨
¨:~=†%@###                                          ###@%†=~:¨
¨:~~~=%@##                                          ##@%=~~~:¨
¨:~=†%@###                                          ###@%†=~:¨