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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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