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¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨                                          ¨###¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨###                  ¨¨†#†¨¨                 ¨#¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨             ¨.\*#@####@#*\.¨             ¨##¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨         ¨¨¨..~*@ dreams @*~..¨¨¨         ##¨###¨##¨
¨¨¨¨¨##¨##             ¨.\*#@####@#*\.¨             #¨##¨¨##¨#
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¨#¨¨¨###¨#                                          ¨¨¨######¨
¨##¨¨#¨¨##                   ¨.¨                    ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
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#¨#¨¨¨##¨¨                                          #######¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨#¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨####                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###
¨¨#¨###¨¨¨            the spirit travels            #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨##¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨             ¨.\*#@####@#*\.¨             ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#
#¨##¨###¨#                   ¨~¨                    #¨##¨¨¨###
¨##¨##¨¨##                                          ¨##¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨#¨##¨#¨#¨                  a cost                  ##¨###¨##¨
¨###¨#####                (anecdote)                ¨¨##¨¨##¨#
##¨¨##¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨#¨#¨##
¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨                    ..                    ¨¨#######¨
¨¨######¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨ 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.        ¨¨¨¨#####¨
¨###¨¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
##¨¨#¨#¨#¨                    ..                    #¨¨¨##¨¨¨#
¨¨#¨######                                          ¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨#
#¨###¨¨¨¨¨ 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.              ###¨#¨#¨##
¨#¨¨¨###¨#                                          ¨¨¨######¨
¨##¨¨#¨¨##                     ¨                    ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
##¨#¨##¨#¨                  ..~\~..                 #¨¨##¨¨¨¨#
¨¨####¨###                     ¨                    ¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨#
#¨#¨¨¨##¨¨                                          #######¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨#¨ 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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