###¶%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%¶###
¶%^««¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨««^%¶
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##
&&%^«¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨«^%&&
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨¨^¶^¨¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##
¶¶%%\\...¨ ¨.\%¶######¶%\.¨ ¨...\\%%¶¶
###&%^\«.¨ ¨¨¨..«%# 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... ¨.«\^%&¶##
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##
¶¶&^\\\«.¨ ¨.«\\\^&¶¶
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##
#&&^\..¨¨¨ ¨¨¨..\^&&#
##¶&%^\«.¨ ¨.«\^%&¶##