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