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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.           ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,~/%&§#                     ,                    #§&%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%&§                 ,,~/~,,                  §&%/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%&                     ,                    &%/~,,,,,,
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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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