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.~-^*$§¶@#                  ..*¶*..                 #@¶§$*^-~.
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..~~~^**§§         ...~~-$@ dreams @$-~~...         §§**^~~~..
.~-^*$§¶@#             .~^$¶@####@¶$^~.             #@¶§$*^-~.
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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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....~-*$§§                                          §§$*-~....
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