.......:~/                                          /~:.......
......:~/%                                          %/~:......
.....:~/%$                                          $%/~:.....
....:~/%$£                                          £$%/~:....
...:~/%$££                                          ££$%/~:...
..:~/%$££#                  ..%£%..                 #££$%/~:..
.:~/%$££##             .:/$£######£$/:.             ##££$%/~:.
..:~/%$££#         ...::~$# DREAMS #$~::...         #££$%/~:..
...:~/%$££             .:/$£######£$/:.             ££$%/~:...
....:~/%$£                  ..%£%..                 £$%/~:....
.....:~/%$                                          $%/~:.....
......:~/%                    .:.                   %/~:......
.......:~/                 .%£###£%.                /~:.......
........:~                   .:.                    ~:........
.......:~/                                          /~:.......
......:~/%         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         %/~:......
.....:~/%$                                          $%/~:.....
....:~/%$£            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 $%/~:.....
......:~/% WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU  DO WITH  A CAT %/~:......
.......:~/ WHO COMES TO  CLOSE  TO YOUR SANDWICH... /~:.......
........:~                                          ~:........
.......:~/                                          /~:.......
......:~/%                                          %/~:......
.....:~/%$                                          $%/~:.....
....:~/%$£                                          £$%/~:....
...:~/%$££                                          ££$%/~:...