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¶¶¶§@$*~^,         ,,,^^~@@ dreams @@~^^,,,         ,^~*$@§¶¶¶
#@¶§@$*~^,             ,^*@¶@####@¶@*^,             ,^~*$@§¶@#
#@¶§@$*~^,                 ,,$¶$,,                  ,^~*$@§¶@#
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¶@*~~^^,,,                                          ,,,^^~~*@¶
§$***^^,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,^^***$§
@§$***~~^,                                          ,^~~***$§@
§@@**~^,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,^~**@@§
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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 ,,,,,^*@§¶
#@¶§@$*~^,        consciousness and my body.        ,^~*$@§¶@#
@§$$$*^,,,                                          ,,,^*$$$§@
##¶§@$*~^, then  the  fear  hits  me  and  i   feel ,^~*$@§¶##
@@¶§@$*~^,    acutely sick. something is ~wrong~.   ,^~*$@§¶@@
#@¶§@$*~^,                                          ,^~*$@§¶@#
#@¶§@$*~^,                    ,,                    ,^~*$@§¶@#
¶¶§§@$*~^,                                          ,^~*$@§§¶¶
@§§§@$*~^, there are circles and  crosses inscribed ,^~*$@§§§@
¶@$~~^,,,, all over my vision,  pressing  in, being ,,,,^~~$@¶
#@¶§@$*~^, almost hostile. i  can feel them squirm, ,^~*$@§¶@#
#@¶§@$*~^,     their internal logic changing and    ,^~*$@§¶@#
@¶¶§@$*~^, grinding trenches in  my mind. it's like ,^~*$@§¶¶@
##¶§@$*~^, language, sentences i can't  hide  from, ,^~*$@§¶##
#@¶§@$*~^, forcefully  transcribed in  my mind, and ,^~*$@§¶@#
##¶§@$*~^,            doing damage there.           ,^~*$@§¶##
@§§§@$*~^,                                          ,^~*$@§§§@
#@¶§@$*~^, then  i  realize i  can't hear  anything ,^~*$@§¶@#
#@¶§@$*~^,      because there's something there     ,^~*$@§¶@#
##@§@$*~^,    already, droning everything out, a    ,^~*$@§@##
§@@$*^,,,, rapid  melody,  almost caustic  in  it's ,,,,^*$@@§
¶¶@@$**~^,        particular microtonality.         ,^~**$@@¶¶
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¶¶§@$*^,,,                    ^^                    ,,,^*$@§¶¶
@¶§$~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~$§¶@
§@@****~^, my surroundings are  entirely calm. it's ,^~****@@§
##¶§@$*~^,             almost mocking.              ,^~*$@§¶##
§@*~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~*@§
#@¶§@$*~^, i  feel helpless,  but  i  must  try  to ,^~*$@§¶@#
@@¶§@$*~^, escape. to crawl on  the floor searching ,^~*$@§¶@@
¶@@$*^,,,, relief, such  is  my nature. turning the ,,,,^*$@@¶
#@¶§@$*~^,     lights on does nothing... getting    ,^~*$@§¶@#
§@$*^^,,,,  outside does nothing... drinking water  ,,,,^^*$@§
#@¶§@$*~^, does noting...  but  time  does  - after ,^~*$@§¶@#
¶§$**^,,,,     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ,,,,^**$§¶
##@§@$*~^, doubting  anything  of this  happened in ,^~*$@§@##
#@¶§@$*~^,             the first place.             ,^~*$@§¶@#
#@¶§@$*~^,                                          ,^~*$@§¶@#
@@¶§@$*~^, my eyes are  still tense though, scared. ,^~*$@§¶@@
§§@$~^,,,, i   don't    know    what    to    make. ,,,,^~$@§§
#@¶§@$*~^,                                          ,^~*$@§¶@#
@¶@$~,,,,,              but i'm tired.              ,,,,,~$@¶@
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@@¶§@$*~^,                    ,                     ,^~*$@§¶@@
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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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