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,:===@&### ,,,::=@# dreams #@=::,,, ###&@===:,
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,:===@&### ,:, ###&@===:,
,,,,:==&&# #&&==:,,,,
,,,,,,==@& internal visionary state &@==,,,,,,
,:===@&&&# #&&&@===:,
,:===@&### the spirit travels ###&@===:,
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,:===@&### ,:=@########@=:, ###&@===:,
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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. ###&@===:,
,:===@&### ###&@===:,
,,,,,===&# 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. ###&@===:,
,,,,,==@@# #@@==,,,,,
,:===@&### 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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