&,,&,,&&&&                                          ,,,&&&,&,,
&&,&&,&,,,                                          &,,&,,&&&,
&,&&,&&&,,                                          ,&,&&,&,,&
,&&,&&,,&,                                          ,&&&,&&&,&
&&,&&,&,&&                                          &&,,&&,,&&
,,&&,&&&&,                 ,,§#§,,                  &,&,&,&,&,
,,&,&&,,,&             ,~†@########@†~,             &&&&&&&&&&
&,&&&,&,,&         ,,,~~-@# 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... ,&,,,,&&,&
,&&,,&,&,,                                          &&&,,,&,&&
&&,&,&&&&,                                          ,,,&,,&&&,
&,&&&&,,,&                                          ,,,&&,&,,&
,&&,,,&,,&                                          &,,&,&&&,&
&&,&,,&&,&                                          &&,&&&,,&&
,,&&&,&,&&                                          ,,&&,,&,&,