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§¤$/«,....                                          ....,«/$¤§
¤$/«,.....         internal visionary state         .....,«/$¤
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/«,.......            the spirit travels            .......,«/
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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. ..........
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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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