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¨^~*†*##@#         internal visionary state         #@##*†*~^¨
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¨^~*†*##@#            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.        #@##*†*~^¨
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¨^~*†*##@# 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.             ##@##*†*~^
¨^~*†*##@#                                          #@##*†*~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^***# 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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