,:~/*%&@##                                          ##@&%*/~:,
,:~/*%&@@#                                          #@@&%*/~:,
,,,:::~~*&                                          &*~~:::,,,
,,,://***&                                          &***//:,,,
,,,~~/%%@@                                          @@%%/~~,,,
,:~/*%%&@@                 ,,*@*,,                  @@&%%*/~:,
,:~/*%&@@#             ,:/%@@####@@%/:,             #@@&%*/~:,
,:~/*%&@@#         ,,,::~%@ 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... @%*~::,,,,
,,,,:~/*&@                                          @&*/~:,,,,
,:~/*%&@@#                                          #@@&%*/~:,
,:~/*%&@@#                                          #@@&%*/~:,
,:~/*%&@@@                                          @@@&%*/~:,
,:~/*%&@@#                                          #@@&%*/~:,
,,,:~*%&&@                                          @&&%*~:,,,