¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨§§§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§ 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 §§§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§§§
§§§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨