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,,,,,,,,,,                  ,,%#%,,                 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,             ,~†$#@####@#$†~,             ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         ,,,~~-$@ dreams @$-~~,,,         ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~             ,~†$#@####@#$†~,             ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~-                 ,,%#%,,                  -~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~-†%                    ,~,                   %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-†%$                 ,%@@#@@%,                $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,~-†%$@                   ,~,                    @$%†-~,,,,
,,,~-†%$@#                                          #@$%†-~,,,
,,~-†%$@#@         internal visionary state         @#@$%†-~,,
,~-†%$@#@#                                          #@#@$%†-~,
,,~-†%$@#@            the spirit travels            @#@$%†-~,,
,,,~-†%$@#                                          #@$%†-~,,,
,,,,~-†%$@             ,~†$#@####@#$†~,             @$%†-~,,,,
,,,,,~-†%$                   ,-,                    $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%                                          %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-†                  a cost                  †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~-                (anecdote)                -~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, i  wake  suddenly,  and  for  a   second ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ everything is  completely calm and  dead ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-† slowly  start  to   piece  together   my †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%        consciousness and my body.        %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-†%$                                          $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,~-†%$@ then  the  fear  hits  me  and   i  feel @$%†-~,,,,
,,,~-†%$@#    acutely sick. something is -wrong-.   #@$%†-~,,,
,,~-†%$@#@                                          @#@$%†-~,,
,~-†%$@#@#                    ,,                    #@#@$%†-~,
,,~-†%$@#@                                          @#@$%†-~,,
,,,~-†%$@# there  are circles and crosses inscribed #@$%†-~,,,
,,,,~-†%$@ all over  my vision, pressing  in, being @$%†-~,,,,
,,,,,~-†%$ almost  hostile. i can feel them squirm, $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%    their internal logic changing and     %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-† grinding trenches  in my mind. it's like †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- language, sentences i  can't hide  from, -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ forcefully transcribed in  my  mind, and ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,            doing damage there.           ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, then  i realize i  can't  hear  anything ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~     because there's something there      ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~-    already, droning everything out, a    -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-† rapid  melody,  almost  caustic in  it's †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%        particular microtonality.         %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-†%$                                          $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,~-†%$@                    ~~                    @$%†-~,,,,
,,,~-†%$@#                                          #@$%†-~,,,
,,~-†%$@#@ 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 $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%     lights on does nothing... getting    %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-†  outside does nothing... drinking water  †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- does  noting...  but  time  does - after -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, doubting anything  of  this  happened in ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,             the first place.             ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ my eyes are still tense though,  scared. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- i    don't    know    what    to   make. -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-†                                          †-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-†%              but i'm tired.              %†-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-†%$                                          $%†-~,,,,,
,,,,~-†%$@                    ,                     @$%†-~,,,,
,,,~-†%$@#                  ~~-†-~~                 #@$%†-~,,,
,,~-†%$@#@                    ,                     @#@$%†-~,,
,~-†%$@#@#                                          #@#@$%†-~,
,,~-†%$@#@ 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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