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¨:~†*$#¶##         internal visionary state         ##¶#$*†~:¨
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¨::~††**#¶            the spirit travels            ¶#**††~::¨
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¨:~†*$#¶##                  a cost                  ##¶#$*†~:¨
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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.              #*~::¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†*$####                                          ####$*†~:¨
¨:~†*$#¶## i  feel  helpless,  but  i  must  try to ##¶#$*†~:¨
¨:~~†††$#¶ escape.  to crawl on the floor searching ¶#$†††~~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*# 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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