¨:=†$@§@##                                          ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#                                          #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§                                          §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@# I  FALL ASLEEP  IN THE  WRONG THROAT AND #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@## IS NOT SO MUCH DREAMING AS  BEING FORCED ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§           ¨:=†$@§@####@§@$†=:¨           §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨::::::==†$@§§@$†==::::::¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@# :::::=====†††$$@@@§@@§@@@$$†††=====::::: #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨::::::==†$@§§@$†==::::::¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#           ¨:=†$@§@####@§@$†=:¨           #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§            BIG HALLS, ARCADES,           §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@          FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.         @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#                                          #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@## I GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR WHAT  I ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@# MUST IMAGINE  THEM DOING OR SAYING. THEY #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@ HAVE  SOME  AGENCY,  BUT  NOT WHILE  I'M @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§   LOOKING. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEAMED   §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@ INTO  MY  MIND,  SPOKEN FROM A  GOD,  OR @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#             FALSE DEMIURGE.              #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@##                                          ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@# SOMETIMES I'M  TOO SLOW AND FAIL TO MAKE #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@ THEM  DO   WHAT  I'M  INSTRUCTED  BEFORE @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§ TIME'S OUT, AND THEN  THEY GET PUNISHED. §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@# ONE OF THEM  GOT  HIS VOCABULARY  SHRUNK #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@## DOWN TO ONLY THE WORD  HE FAILED TO  SAY ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#      (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST     #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§                                          §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@ IT   ALL   WAS   VERY   STRESSFUL    AND @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@# REPULSIVE. IT FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE,  OR #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@##               FEVER DREAM.               ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#                                          #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@ I   HAVEN'T   TRIED   TO   SLEEP   SINCE @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$@§                                          §@$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#                                          #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$@§@##                                          ##@§@$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$@§@#                                          #@§@$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$@§@                                          @§@$†=:¨¨¨