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#§**»¨¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨¨»**§#
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####§**».¨            the spirit travels            ¨.»**§####
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#@##§**».¨             ¨.*§#@####@#§*.¨             ¨.»**§##@#
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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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#@##§**».¨ 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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@##§§**».¨                    ..                    ¨.»**§§##@
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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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#@##§**».¨                 ..»*»..                  ¨.»**§##@#
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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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