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#¶§&=:«^¨¨                   ¨^¨                    ¨¨^«:=&§¶#
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§&=:«^¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨^«:=&§
¶§&=:«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«:=&§¶
#¶§&=:«^¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨^«:=&§¶#
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§&=:«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«:=&§
¶§&=:«^¨¨¨                  a cost                  ¨¨¨^«:=&§¶
#¶§&=:«^¨¨                (anecdote)                ¨¨^«:=&§¶#
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#¶§&=:«^¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨^«:=&§¶#
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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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#¶§&=:«^¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨^«:=&§¶#
##¶§&=:«^¨                                          ¨^«:=&§¶##
#¶§&=:«^¨¨ 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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