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..,~†%£@@@         internal visionary state         @@@£%†~,..
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..,~†%£@@@            the spirit travels            @@@£%†~,..
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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.        @£%†~,....
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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.              @@£%†~,...
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.,~†%£@@@# 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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