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,,,,:~^*§@             ,:^*@@####@@*^:,             @§*^~:,,,,
,,,,,:~^*§         ,,,::~*@ dreams @*~::,,,         §*^~:,,,,,
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,,,,:~^*§@                                          @§*^~:,,,,
,,,,,:~^*§         internal visionary state         §*^~:,,,,,
,,,,:~^*§@                                          @§*^~:,,,,
,,,:~^*§@@            the spirit travels            @@§*^~:,,,
,,:~^*§@@#                                          #@@§*^~:,,
,:~^*§@@##             ,:^*@@####@@*^:,             ##@@§*^~:,
,,:~^*§@@#                    ,~,                   #@@§*^~:,,
,,,:~^*§@@                                          @@§*^~:,,,
,,,,:~^*§@                  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~.    #@@§*^~:,,
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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.           @@§*^~:,,,
,,,,:~^*§@                                          @§*^~:,,,,
,,,,,:~^*§ 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.             @§*^~:,,,,
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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.             #@@§*^~:,,
,:~^*§@@##                                          ##@@§*^~:,
,,:~^*§@@# my  eyes are still tense though, scared. #@@§*^~:,,
,,,:~^*§@@ i    don't   know    what    to    make. @@§*^~:,,,
,,,,:~^*§@                                          @§*^~:,,,,
,,,,,:~^*§              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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