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