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,,,,^^::&@                                          @&::^^,,,,
,,,,,^:&@@                                          @@&:^,,,,,
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,,^~::%&§@                 ,,%@%,,                  @§&%::~^,,
,^~:%&§@@@             ,^:&@@####@@&:^,             @@@§&%:~^,
,^^~~:%§@@         ,,,^^~&@ dreams @&~^^,,,         @@§%:~~^^,
,^~:%&§@@#             ,^:&@@####@@&:^,             #@@§&%:~^,
,,,^~~~~%§                 ,,%@%,,                  §%~~~~^,,,
,^~:%&&&§§                                          §§&&&%:~^,
,,,,,^:%&§                   ,^,                    §&%:^,,,,,
,^~:%&§@@@                 ,%§@#@§%,                @@@§&%:~^,
,^~:%&§@@#                    ,^,                   #@@§&%:~^,
,^~:%&§@@#                                          #@@§&%:~^,
,^~:%&§@@#         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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