,,,,,,,*$@ @$*,,,,,,,
,,»***$$## ##$$***»,,
,,,,,,»=## ##=»,,,,,,
,,»»»==##@ @##==»»»,,
,,»*=$##@# #@##$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ,,=@=,, ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ,,*$@######@$*,, ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$$##@ ,,,,,»$# dreams #$»,,,,, @##$$=*»,,
,,,,**==$@ ,,*$@######@$*,, @$==**,,,,
,,»*=$#@## ,,=@=,, ##@#$=*»,,
,,,»»=$$@@ @@$$=»»,,,
,,»*====$@ ,,, @$====*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ,=#####=, ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ,,, ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## internal visionary state ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#### ####$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## the spirit travels ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ##@#$=*»,,
,,,,,,»=$# ,,*$@######@$*,, #$=»,,,,,,
,,»*=$#@## ,», ##@#$=*»,,
,,,,,,»=$@ @$=»,,,,,,
,»*=$#@### a cost ###@#$=*»,
,,»*=$#@## (anecdote) ##@#$=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## ##@#$=*»,,
,,»=$#@### ,, ###@#$=»,,
,,»*=#@### ###@#=*»,,
,,»*=$#@## i wake suddenly, and for a second ##@#$=*»,,
,,»»»==$## everything is completely calm and dead ##$==»»»,,
,,»*=$#@## silent. it's dark, and warm, and i ##@#$=*»,,
,,,,,,,*=# 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 @$$***»,,,
,,,,,»»=#@ who comes to close to your sandwich... @#=»»,,,,,
,,»*=$#### ####$=*»,,
,,»*===### ###===*»,,
,,,,»**$$# #$$**»,,,,
,,,,,,*$@# #@$*,,,,,,
,,,,*=$### ###$=*,,,,
,,»*=$##@@ @@##$=*»,,