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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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##¨¨¨¨##¨#                                          #######¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨### 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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