,,,,,:~\** **\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~\** **\~:,,,,,
,,,,:~\**# I FALL ASLEEP IN THE WRONG THROAT AND #**\~:,,,,
,,,:~\**#¶ IS NOT SO MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED ¶#**\~:,,,
,,:~\**#¶# TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO... #¶#**\~:,,
,:~\**#¶## ##¶#**\~:,
,,:~\**#¶# ,:~\**#¶####¶#**\~:, #¶#**\~:,,
,,,:~\**#¶ ,,,,,,,,::::::~~\**##**\~~::::::,,,,,,,, ¶#**\~:,,,
,,,,:~\**# :::::~~~~~\\\*****#¶¶#*****\\\~~~~~::::: #**\~:,,,,
,,,,,:~\** ,,,,,,,,::::::~~\**##**\~~::::::,,,,,,,, **\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* ,:~\**#¶####¶#**\~:, *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* BIG HALLS, ARCADES, *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~\** FILLED WITH CHARACTERS. **\~:,,,,,
,,,,:~\**# #**\~:,,,,
,,,:~\**#¶ I GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR WHAT I ¶#**\~:,,,
,,:~\**#¶# MUST IMAGINE THEM DOING OR SAYING. THEY #¶#**\~:,,
,:~\**#¶## HAVE SOME AGENCY, BUT NOT WHILE I'M ##¶#**\~:,
,,:~\**#¶# LOOKING. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEAMED #¶#**\~:,,
,,,:~\**#¶ INTO MY MIND, SPOKEN FROM A GOD, OR ¶#**\~:,,,
,,,,:~\**# FALSE DEMIURGE. #**\~:,,,,
,,,,,:~\** **\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* SOMETIMES I'M TOO SLOW AND FAIL TO MAKE *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ THEM DO WHAT I'M INSTRUCTED BEFORE \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* TIME'S OUT, AND THEN THEY GET PUNISHED. *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~\** **\~:,,,,,
,,,,:~\**# ONE OF THEM GOT HIS VOCABULARY SHRUNK #**\~:,,,,
,,,:~\**#¶ DOWN TO ONLY THE WORD HE FAILED TO SAY ¶#**\~:,,,
,,:~\**#¶# (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST #¶#**\~:,,
,:~\**#¶## PHYSICALLY MAIMED. ##¶#**\~:,
,,:~\**#¶# #¶#**\~:,,
,,,:~\**#¶ IT ALL WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND ¶#**\~:,,,
,,,,:~\**# REPULSIVE. IT FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE, OR #**\~:,,,,
,,,,,:~\** FEVER DREAM. **\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ I HAVEN'T TRIED TO SLEEP SINCE \~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\* *\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~\** **\~:,,,,,
,,,,:~\**# #**\~:,,,,
,,,:~\**#¶ ¶#**\~:,,,
,,:~\**#¶# #¶#**\~:,,
,:~\**#¶## ##¶#**\~:,