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..,~†%&#@#         ...,,~%@ dreams @%~,,...         #@#&%†~,..
.,~†%&#@##             .,†%#@####@#%†,.             ##@#&%†~,.
..,~†%&#@#                 ..§#§..                  #@#&%†~,..
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..,~†%&#@#                    .,.                   #@#&%†~,..
.,~†%&#@##                 .§&@#@&§.                ##@#&%†~,.
..,~†%&#@#                    .,.                   #@#&%†~,..
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..,~†%&#@#         internal visionary state         #@#&%†~,..
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..,~†%&#@#            the spirit travels            #@#&%†~,..
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..,~†%&#@#             .,†%#@####@#%†,.             #@#&%†~,..
.,~†%&#@##                   .~.                    ##@#&%†~,.
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.,~†%&#@##                  a cost                  ##@#&%†~,.
..,~†%&#@#                (anecdote)                #@#&%†~,..
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..,~†%&#@#                    ,,                    #@#&%†~,..
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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.             ##@#&%†~,.
..,~†%&#@#                                          #@#&%†~,..
.,~†%&#@## 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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