§*:«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«:*§
#§*:«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«:*§#
@#§*:«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«:*§#@
#@#§*:«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«:*§#@#
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#@#§*:«.¨¨                 ¨¨*#*¨¨                  ¨¨.«:*§#@#
@#§*:«.¨¨¨             ¨.:§#@####@#§:.¨             ¨¨¨.«:*§#@
#§*:«.¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨..«§@ 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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:
*:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:*
§*:«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«:*§