*;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;*
**;«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«;**
§**;«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«;**§
#§**;«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«;**§#
##§**;«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«;**§##
###§**;«,¨                 ¨¨*#*¨¨                  ¨,«;**§###
##§**;«,¨¨             ¨,;*########*;,¨             ¨¨,«;**§##
#§**;«,¨¨¨         ¨¨¨,,«*# 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... ¨¨¨¨,«;**§
#§**;«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«;**§#
##§**;«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«;**§##
###§**;«,¨                                          ¨,«;**§###
##§**;«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«;**§##
#§**;«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«;**§#
§**;«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«;**§