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,.~*†$#¶@#         internal visionary state         #@¶#$†*~.,
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,.~*$#¶@##            the spirit travels            ##@¶#$*~.,
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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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