,^~\$¤§### ###§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§#@@ @@#§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§#@# #@#§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§### ###§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§#@# #@#§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§#@# ,,$#$,, #@#§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§### ,^\¤#@####@#¤\^, ###§¤$\~^,
,,^^~$¤§§§ ,,,^^~¤@ 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 ##¤$~,,,,,
,^~\$¤§#@# who comes to close to your sandwich... #@#§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§@## ##@§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§### ###§¤$\~^,
,^^^\\\\¤# #¤\\\\^^^,
,^~\$¤§#@@ @@#§¤$\~^,
,^~\$¤§#@# #@#§¤$\~^,
,,,,,^\$§@ @§$\^,,,,,