,,,^«\=&¤#                                          #¤&=\«^,,,
,,^«\=&¤##                                          ##¤&=\«^,,
,^«\=&¤###                                          ###¤&=\«^,
,,^«\=&¤##                                          ##¤&=\«^,,
,,,^«\=&¤#                                          #¤&=\«^,,,
,,,,^«\=&¤                 ,,=#=,,                  ¤&=\«^,,,,
,,,,,^«\=&             ,^\&#@####@#&\^,             &=\«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«\=         ,,,^^«&@ 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... &=\«^,,,,,
,,,,^«\=&¤                                          ¤&=\«^,,,,
,,,^«\=&¤#                                          #¤&=\«^,,,
,,^«\=&¤##                                          ##¤&=\«^,,
,^«\=&¤###                                          ###¤&=\«^,
,,^«\=&¤##                                          ##¤&=\«^,,
,,,^«\=&¤#                                          #¤&=\«^,,,