,^-*=*&@##                                          ##@&*=*-^,
^-*=*&@###                                          ###@&*=*-^
,^-*=*&###                                          ###&*=*-^,
,,,,,,^-=&                                          &=-^,,,,,,
,^-*=*&@##                                          ##@&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&@##                 ,,=@=,,                  ##@&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&###             ,^**@######@**^,             ###&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&@##         ,,,^^-*# 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... @*=--,,,,,
,,,,^-==*&                                          &*==-^,,,,
,^-*=**&&#                                          #&&**=*-^,
,^-*=*&@##                                          ##@&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&@##                                          ##@&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&@##                                          ##@&*=*-^,
,^-*=*&@##                                          ##@&*=*-^,