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#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
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#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
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#¶&%$/~^,,                  ,,$¶$,,                 ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,             ,^/%¶######¶%/^,             ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,         ,,,^^~%# dreams #%~^^,,,         ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,             ,^/%¶######¶%/^,             ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                 ,,$¶$,,                  ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                   ,^,                    ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                 ,$&###&$,                ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                   ,^,                    ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,         internal visionary state         ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,            the spirit travels            ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,             ,^/%¶######¶%/^,             ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                   ,~,                    ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                  a cost                  ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                (anecdote)                ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                    ^^                    ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, i   wake  suddenly,  and  for  a  second ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, everything is  completely calm and  dead ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, slowly  start  to   piece  together   my ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,        consciousness and my body.        ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, then  the  fear   hits  me  and  i  feel ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,    acutely sick. something is ~wrong~.   ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                    ,,                    ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, there are  circles and crosses inscribed ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, all over my  vision,  pressing in, being ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, almost hostile. i can  feel them squirm, ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,    their internal logic changing and     ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, grinding trenches in my  mind. it's like ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, language, sentences  i  can't hide from, ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, forcefully  transcribed in my mind,  and ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,           doing damage there.            ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, then i  realize  i  can't hear  anything ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,     because there's something there      ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,    already, droning everything out, a    ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, rapid  melody,  almost  caustic in  it's ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,        particular microtonality.         ,,^~/$%&¶#
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#¶&%$/~^,,                    ^^                    ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,                                          ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, my surroundings are entirely calm.  it's ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,              almost mocking.             ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, i  feel  helpless,  but  i  must try  to ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, escape. to crawl  on the floor searching ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, relief, such is  my nature.  turning the ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,     lights on does nothing... getting    ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,  outside does nothing... drinking water  ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, does  noting...  but  time does  - after ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, doubting  anything of  this happened  in ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^,             the first place.             ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,,                                          ,,^~/$%&¶#
##¶&%$/~^, my eyes are still  tense though, scared. ,^~/$%&¶##
#¶&%$/~^,, i    don't    know    what    to   make. ,,^~/$%&¶#
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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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