,^=^^$&@@@ @@@&$^^=^,
,^=^^$&@@# #@@&$^^=^,
,^=^^$&@@# #@@&$^^=^,
,^=^^$&@@# #@@&$^^=^,
,^=^^$&@@# #@@&$^^=^,
,^=^^$$$&@ ,,^@^,, @&$$$^^=^,
,^=^^$&@@# ,^^$@@####@@$^^, #@@&$^^=^,
,^=^^$&@@# ,,,^^=$@ 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 &$$^=^^,,,
,,,^=^^$&& when dreaming? &&$^^=^,,,
,^=^^$&@@# i imagine a prick on the nose, that's #@@&$^^=^,
,,,,,,^^$@ what these are. like you do with a cat @$^^,,,,,,
,,,,,,^^$@ who comes to close to your sandwich... @$^^,,,,,,
,^=^^^$$&& &&$$^^^=^,
,^=^^^$$&& &&$$^^^=^,
,^=^^$@@## ##@@$^^=^,
,,,,^^^^$& &$^^^^,,,,
,,^^^^$$@@ @@$$^^^^,,
,,,,,=^$&@ @&$^=,,,,,