&=:~^.....                                          .....^~:=&
¶&=:~^....                                          ....^~:=&¶
#¶&=:~^...                                          ...^~:=&¶#
##¶&=:~^..                                          ..^~:=&¶##
###¶&=:~^.                                          .^~:=&¶###
##¶&=:~^..                  ..=¶=..                 ..^~:=&¶##
#¶&=:~^...             .^:@¶######¶@:^.             ...^~:=&¶#
¶&=:~^....         ...^^~@# 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... .......^~:
=:~^......                                          ......^~:=
&=:~^.....                                          .....^~:=&
¶&=:~^....                                          ....^~:=&¶
#¶&=:~^...                                          ...^~:=&¶#
##¶&=:~^..                                          ..^~:=&¶##
###¶&=:~^.                                          .^~:=&¶###