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¶¤§*†~,,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,,~†*§¤¶
#¶¤§*†~,,,                                          ,,,~†*§¤¶#
##¶¤§*†~,,            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.        ,,,,,,~†*§
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¶¤§*†~,,,, 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.             ,,,,,,,~†*
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¤§*†~,,,,, 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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