,:~^*¤&### ###&¤*^~:,
,,,:~~*¤¤# #¤¤*~~:,,,
,,:::~**¤& &¤**~:::,,
,,,,,:^*&& &&*^:,,,,,
,:~^*¤&### ###&¤*^~:,
,:~^*¤&### ,,*#*,, ###&¤*^~:,
,:~^*¤&### ,:^¤########¤^:, ###&¤*^~:,
,,,,,,:~*& ,,,::~¤# 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... ###&¤*^~:,
,:~^*¤&&&# #&&&¤*^~:,
,::::::~*& &*~::::::,
,:~^*¤&### ###&¤*^~:,
,,,,~**¤## ##¤**~,,,,
,:~^*¤&### ###&¤*^~:,
,,,,,::~*& &*~::,,,,,