@@%$\«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«\$%@@
#@@%$\«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«\$%@@#
##@@%$\«,¨                                          ¨,«\$%@@##
#@@%$\«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«\$%@@#
@@%$\«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«\$%@@
@%$\«,¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨$@$¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨,«\$%@
%$\«,¨¨¨¨¨             ¨,\%@@####@@%\,¨             ¨¨¨¨¨,«\$%
$\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨,,«%@ dreams @%«,,¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\$
\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨,\%@@####@@%\,¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨$@$¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨,¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨$@@#@@$¨                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨,¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         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... ¨,«\$%@@##
#@@%$\«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«\$%@@#
@@%$\«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«\$%@@
@%$\«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«\$%@
%$\«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«\$%
$\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\$
\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\