,,,~~:%¤¶@ @¶¤%:~~,,,
,~~:†%¤@## ##@¤%†:~~,
,,~~~~::%¶ ¶%::~~~~,,
,~~:†%¶@## ##@¶%†:~~,
,~~:†%¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤%†:~~,
,,,,,~†¤¤@ ,,†¶†,, @¤¤†~,,,,,
,~~:†%¤¶@# ,~:%¶@####@¶%:~, #@¶¤%†:~~,
,~~:†%¤¶@# ,,,~~~%@ 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... ¤%%:~~~~,,
,~~:†%¤¶@# #@¶¤%†:~~,
,~~:†%%¤¤@ @¤¤%%†:~~,
,~~:†%¤¶@@ @@¶¤%†:~~,
,,,~~::%¤¤ ¤¤%::~~,,,
,,,~~:†%¤¶ ¶¤%†:~~,,,
,~~:†¤¶@## ##@¶¤†:~~,