¨--†=&#@##                                          ##@#&=†--¨
¨¨--†=&#@#                                          #@#&=†--¨¨
¨¨¨--†=&#@                                          @#&=†--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†=&#                                          #&=†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†=&                                          &=†--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--†=                 ¨¨=#=¨¨                  =†--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--†             ¨-†&#@####@#&†-¨             †--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--         ¨¨¨---&@ 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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨