,,,,,~/%$&                                          &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%$&#                                          #&$%/~,,,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,~/%$&###                                          ###&$%/~,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,,,~/%$&#                  ,,%#%,,                 #&$%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%$&             ,,/$########$/,,             &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%$         ,,,,,~$# dreams #$~,,,,,         $%/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/%             ,,/$########$/,,             %/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%$                  ,,%#%,,                 $%/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/%$&                                          &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%$&#                    ,,,                   #&$%/~,,,,
,,,~/%$&##                ,%&###&%,                 ##&$%/~,,,
,,~/%$&###                    ,,,                   ###&$%/~,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,,,~/%$&#         internal visionary state         #&$%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%$&                                          &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%$            the spirit travels            $%/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/%                                          %/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%$             ,,/$########$/,,             $%/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/%$&                    ,~,                   &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%$&#                                          #&$%/~,,,,
,,,~/%$&##                  a cost                  ##&$%/~,,,
,,~/%$&###                (anecdote)                ###&$%/~,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,,,~/%$&#                    ,,                    #&$%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%$&                                          &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%$ 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.         #&$%/~,,,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,~/%$&###                    ,,                    ###&$%/~,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,,,~/%$&# 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.              #&$%/~,,,,
,,,~/%$&##                                          ##&$%/~,,,
,,~/%$&###                    ,                     ###&$%/~,,
,,,~/%$&##                  ,,~/~,,                 ##&$%/~,,,
,,,,~/%$&#                    ,                     #&$%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%$&                                          &$%/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/%$ 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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