,,,,,^^†¤§                                          §¤†^^,,,,,
,^~†*¤§@##                                          ##@§¤*†~^,
,^~†*¤§@##                                          ##@§¤*†~^,
,,,^††¤¤§@                                          @§¤¤††^,,,
,,,^^~*¤§#                                          #§¤*~^^,,,
,,^^~†*§§@                  ,,*@*,,                 @§§*†~^^,,
,,,^^~~†¤§             ,^†¤@######@¤†^,             §¤†~~^^,,,
,^~†*¤¤¤§§         ,,,^^~¤# 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... §¤¤¤††^^,,
,^~†*¤§§§#                                          #§§§¤*†~^,
,,,,^^~~*§                                          §*~~^^,,,,
,^~†*¤§###                                          ###§¤*†~^,
,^~†***¤@@                                          @@¤***†~^,
,,,,,,,~*§                                          §*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^†*§                                          §*†^,,,,,,