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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.        ......,-:*
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*:-,...... 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. ......,-:*
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§%*:-,....              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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