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¤*$:=^....         internal visionary state         ....^=:$*¤
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#¶¤*$:=^..            the spirit travels            ..^=:$*¤¶#
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#¶¤*$:=^..             .^:*¶######¶*:^.             ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^...                   .=.                    ...^=:$*¤¶
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*$:=^.....                  a cost                  .....^=:$*
$:=^......                (anecdote)                ......^=:$
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#¶¤*$:=^.. i  wake  suddenly,  and  for   a  second ..^=:$*¤¶#
##¶¤*$:=^. everything is completely  calm  and dead .^=:$*¤¶##
#¶¤*$:=^.. silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^... slowly   start   to  piece  together  my ...^=:$*¤¶
¤*$:=^....        consciousness and my body.        ....^=:$*¤
*$:=^.....                                          .....^=:$*
$:=^...... then  the  fear  hits  me  and   i  feel ......^=:$
*$:=^.....   acutely sick. something is =wrong=.    .....^=:$*
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##¶¤*$:=^. there are circles and  crosses inscribed .^=:$*¤¶##
#¶¤*$:=^.. all over my  vision, pressing in,  being ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^... almost hostile. i can feel them  squirm, ...^=:$*¤¶
¤*$:=^....    their internal logic changing and     ....^=:$*¤
*$:=^..... grinding trenches in my mind. it's  like .....^=:$*
$:=^...... language,  sentences i can't hide  from, ......^=:$
*$:=^..... forcefully transcribed in  my mind,  and .....^=:$*
¤*$:=^....            doing damage there.           ....^=:$*¤
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#¶¤*$:=^.. then i  realize i  can't  hear  anything ..^=:$*¤¶#
##¶¤*$:=^.      because there's something there     .^=:$*¤¶##
#¶¤*$:=^..    already, droning everything out, a    ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^... rapid  melody,  almost  caustic  in it's ...^=:$*¤¶
¤*$:=^....         particular microtonality.        ....^=:$*¤
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¤*$:=^.... my surroundings are  entirely calm. it's ....^=:$*¤
¶¤*$:=^...              almost mocking.             ...^=:$*¤¶
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##¶¤*$:=^. i  feel  helpless,  but i  must  try  to .^=:$*¤¶##
#¶¤*$:=^.. escape. to crawl  on the floor searching ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^... relief, such is  my nature. turning  the ...^=:$*¤¶
¤*$:=^....    lights on does nothing... getting     ....^=:$*¤
*$:=^.....  outside does nothing... drinking water  .....^=:$*
$:=^...... does  noting... but time  does  -  after ......^=:$
*$:=^.....     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     .....^=:$*
¤*$:=^.... doubting anything  of  this happened  in ....^=:$*¤
¶¤*$:=^...             the first place.             ...^=:$*¤¶
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##¶¤*$:=^. my eyes are still tense  though, scared. .^=:$*¤¶##
#¶¤*$:=^.. i    don't    know    what    to   make. ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^...                                          ...^=:$*¤¶
¤*$:=^....              but i'm tired.              ....^=:$*¤
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#¶¤*$:=^.. this can  happen if  you wander too far, ..^=:$*¤¶#
##¶¤*$:=^. i  guess? i  shouldn't  be  so  reckless .^=:$*¤¶##
#¶¤*$:=^..              when dreaming?              ..^=:$*¤¶#
¶¤*$:=^... i imagine  a  prick on the  nose, that's ...^=:$*¤¶
¤*$:=^.... what these  are. like you do with a  cat ....^=:$*¤
*$:=^..... who comes  to  close to your sandwich... .....^=:$*
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