¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†                                          †~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†%                                          %†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†%¤                                          ¤%†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†%¤§                 ¨¨%#%¨¨                  §¤%†~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~†%¤§#             ¨:†¤########¤†:¨             #§¤%†~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~†%¤§##         ¨¨¨::~¤# 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... #§¤%†~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†%¤§                                          §¤%†~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†%¤                                          ¤%†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†%                                          %†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†                                          †~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨