¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §¨§§§§§§§§
§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ ~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~ §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§§§§§ §§§§§§§**************************§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨ ####¶¶¶¶¶¶§§†*~:¨ cave ¨:~*†§§¶¶¶¶¶¶#### §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ #######¶§§†*~:¨ geometry ¨:~*†§§¶####### §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ ############                ############ §¨§§§§§¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨ ######§                          §###### ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§§¨ #       the name is a little mis-      # ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§ ~  giving, because of course there is  ~ §§§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§ no real  geometry in the caves.  you may §¨¨¨¨§¨§§§
§§§¨§§§§¨§ feel as if you are  venturing into  some ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨§§ vast  structure,  but  you  are in  fact §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ leaving any such  thing at the entrance. ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨§§§§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨     leaving physical tethers behind,     ¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨§  submitting to an inescapable darkness,  §¨¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§§§ the  world around  you becomes more of a ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨ manifestation   of  your   mind,   or  a §§§§§§¨¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§§§¨ collective  mind,  with  a  shape and  a ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§          direction and a taste.          §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨§§§§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§  inescapeable darkness, because if you   ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨ bring  a  candle  or  mount   electrical §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
§§¨§§¨§¨§§ lights,   the  walls   only  serves   as §§§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§§§¨ markers   to  where  the   tiny  spatial ¨¨¨§§§§¨§§
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§ existence ends and the darkness  beneath ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§§§§§¨§¨¨§                it begins.                ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§ like  an  inverted mandelbrot,  the real ¨§¨§§§§§¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨§¨ cave is  actually not the  pockets,  but §§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§§ the  black around  them.  keep  that  in §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§§§¨§§§¨¨                   mind.                  §§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
§§§¨§¨§¨§§           ¨¨¨¨:::~~§#§~~:::¨¨¨           §§§§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ the  moisture  that permeates  any  cave ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§¨¨¨¨§ worth  it's name... it's the  water  the §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§ world  rose  from.  it's  the water  you §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§         drown in, in your dreams.        §§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨§§§§§ the only  sounds  in  the cave are those §§§¨§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨ that you  make  yourselves.  they may be ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§§§§¨¨¨ distorted  by  the stone structure,  and §¨¨§¨§¨§§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨ amplified by  your mind. try  not to  be §§¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§¨ alarmed,  try to  remember  the  persons ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§ and  objects around  you,  and  you  can ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨§§§§§ discern   a  mirage   from   a   friend. ¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨        ¨                 ¨       ¨       ¨§§§¨¨§§§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨ §   :  †         †       †   :   §:      ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨ †                                        ¨§§¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§ #   *  #   ~   ¨ ¶  #¨   ¶   ~   #¶  # ¶ §§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§¨§§§¨§§§§ ¶ *†¶††¶† ~~: ~*§¶*†¶†* §¶*§§¶§  ¶¶† ~§¶ §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§§¨¨¨ ##¶§¶####¶§## §§¶#¶§###§¶####¶# ###¶#### ¨§§¨§§§¨§§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨ ###########¶#¶######¶#¶#¶##¶###¶##¶###¶# ¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨ ###################¶¶  ¶¶¶############## ¨§§§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ ####    ######¶¶  †     §   :¶########## §§¨¨§§§§§§
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§ ##        ¶#  §         ¨      ###¶  ¶## ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨¨¨§ #¶         #                    ##    ## ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§ #          #                    #      # ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¶          ¶                    #      # ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨§§§ ¶          :                    ¶      # ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨ ¶                               *      ¶ §¨§§§§§§§§
§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨                                      ¶ §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨ ~                                        §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§§§§¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§§