###&%$:~^,                                          ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,                                          ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,                  ,,$#$,,                 ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,             ,^:%########%:^,             ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,         ,,,^^~%# dreams #%~^^,,,         ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,             ,^:%########%:^,             ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,                  ,,$#$,,                 ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,                    ,^,                   ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                 ,$&###&$,                ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,                   ,^,                    ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,         internal visionary state         ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,                                          ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,            the spirit travels            ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,             ,^:%########%:^,             ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                   ,~,                    ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,                  a cost                  ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,                (anecdote)                ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,                                          ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,                    ^^                    ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,, i  wake  suddenly,  and  for  a   second ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,, everything  is completely  calm and dead ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,, silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,, slowly  start   to   piece  together  my ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,        consciousness and my body.        ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,                                          ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,, then  the  fear   hits  me  and  i  feel ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,   acutely sick. something is ~wrong~.    ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                    ,,                    ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,, there are circles and crosses  inscribed ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,, all over my  vision, pressing  in, being ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^, almost hostile.  i can feel them squirm, ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,    their internal logic changing and     ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,, grinding trenches in  my mind. it's like ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,, language, sentences  i  can't hide from, ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,, forcefully  transcribed in my  mind, and ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,            doing damage there.           ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,, then  i  realize i  can't  hear anything ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,     because there's something there      ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,    already, droning everything out, a    ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,, rapid  melody,  almost  caustic in  it's ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,        particular microtonality.         ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,                    ^^                    ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,, my surroundings are entirely calm.  it's ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,             almost mocking.              ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,                                          ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,, i  feel  helpless,  but i  must  try  to ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,, escape. to crawl on  the floor searching ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,, relief,  such is  my nature. turning the ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,     lights on does nothing... getting    ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,  outside does nothing... drinking water  ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,, does noting...  but  time  does  - after ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,, doubting  anything  of this  happened in ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,             the first place.             ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,, my  eyes are still tense though, scared. ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,, i    don't    know    what   to    make. ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,              but i'm tired.              ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,                                          ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,,                    ,                     ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,,                 ^^~:~^^                  ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,                    ,                     ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,, this can happen  if you wander  too far, ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,, i  guess?  i  shouldn't  be  so reckless ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,              when dreaming?              ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^, i  imagine a  prick on the  nose, that's ,^~:$%&###
##&%$:~^,, what  these are.  like you do with a cat ,,^~:$%&##
#&%$:~^,,, who  comes to close to  your sandwich... ,,,^~:$%&#
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
%$:~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~:$%
&%$:~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~:$%&
#&%$:~^,,,                                          ,,,^~:$%&#
##&%$:~^,,                                          ,,^~:$%&##
###&%$:~^,                                          ,^~:$%&###