¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†                                          †=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%                                          %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†%&                  ¨¨%£%¨¨                 &%†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†%&#             ¨:†&£######£&†:¨             #&%†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†%&#£         ¨¨¨::=&# 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... =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†                                          †=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%                                          %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†%&                                          &%†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†%&#                                          #&%†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†%&#£                                          £#&%†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†%&#£#                                          #£#&%†=:¨¨