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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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###@$^/~^¨ i  wake   suddenly,  and  for  a  second ¨^~/^$@###
@^/^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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###@$^/~^¨ my surroundings are entirely  calm. it's ¨^~/^$@###
#$$/^¨¨¨¨¨             almost mocking.              ¨¨¨¨¨^/$$#
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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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