~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:
$:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:$
%$:«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«:$%
&%$:«~¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨$#$¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨~«:$%&
#&%$:«~¨¨¨             ¨~:%########%:~¨             ¨¨¨~«:$%&#
##&%$:«~¨¨         ¨¨¨~~«%# DREAMS #%«~~¨¨¨         ¨¨~«:$%&##
###&%$:«~¨             ¨~:%########%:~¨             ¨~«:$%&###
##&%$:«~¨¨                 ¨¨$#$¨¨                  ¨¨~«:$%&##
#&%$:«~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~«:$%&#
&%$:«~¨¨¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨¨~«:$%&
%$:«~¨¨¨¨¨                ¨$&###&$¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨~«:$%
$:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:$
:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:
$:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE  YOU DO WITH A  CAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:$
%$:«~¨¨¨¨¨ WHO  COMES  TO CLOSE TO YOUR SANDWICH... ¨¨¨¨¨~«:$%
&%$:«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«:$%&
#&%$:«~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~«:$%&#
##&%$:«~¨¨                                          ¨¨~«:$%&##
###&%$:«~¨                                          ¨~«:$%&###
##&%$:«~¨¨                                          ¨¨~«:$%&##
#&%$:«~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~«:$%&#