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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~.   ¨,~^*§#@##
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@#§§*~~¨¨¨                    ¨¨                    ¨¨¨~~*§§#@
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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.            ¨¨¨¨,,,~*#
@§*^^~~~,¨                                          ¨,~~~^^*§@
##@#§*^~,¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨,~***#
@§^,,,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,,,^§@
##§^,¨¨¨¨¨ 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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