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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.              #¨##¨#¨¨##
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨###¨#¨#
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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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¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨####¨#¨##
¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          #¨¨¨####¨#
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨#                                          #¨¨#¨¨¨###
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¨¨¨#¨¨¨##¨                                          ##¨#¨##¨#¨