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,,,,,,,,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,             ,^^%#@####@#%^^,             ,,,,,,,,,,
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^,,,,,,,,,                  a cost                  ,,,,,,,,,^
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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.            ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.        ,,,,,,^«^^
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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.             ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, my eyes are still tense though,  scared. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, i    don't    know    what   to    make. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,              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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