####*^*~.¨                                          ¨.~*^*####
###*^*~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~*^*###
##*^*~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~*^*##
###*^*~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~*^*###
####*^*~.¨                                          ¨.~*^*####
###*^*~.¨¨                 ¨¨^#^¨¨                  ¨¨.~*^*###
##*^*~.¨¨¨             ¨.**########**.¨             ¨¨¨.~*^*##
###*^*~.¨¨         ¨¨¨..~*# 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... ¨¨¨.~*^*##
###*^*~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~*^*###
####*^*~.¨                                          ¨.~*^*####
###*^*~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~*^*###
##*^*~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~*^*##
###*^*~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~*^*###
####*^*~.¨                                          ¨.~*^*####