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¨,~/*$@@##         ¨¨¨,,~$# dreams #$~,,¨¨¨         ##@@$*/~,¨
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¨,~/*$@@##                                          ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##         internal visionary state         ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##                                          ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@@#            the spirit travels            #@@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##                                          ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##             ¨,/$@######@$/,¨             ##@@$*/~,¨
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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 @@*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~/*$@@## language, sentences i  can't hide  from, ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@## forcefully  transcribed in  my mind, and ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##            doing damage there.           ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$$$@#                                          #@$$$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@## then  i realize  i  can't hear  anything ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##      because there's something there     ##@@$*/~,¨
¨¨¨~~~~*$@    already, droning everything out, a    @$*~~~~¨¨¨
¨,~/*$@@## rapid  melody,  almost  caustic  in it's ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@##         particular microtonality.        ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$$$@@                                          @@$$$*/~,¨
¨¨¨~/*$$$@                    ,,                    @$$$*/~¨¨¨
¨,~/*$@@##                                          ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@## my surroundings are entirely calm.  it's ##@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@@@              almost mocking.             @@@@$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$$$$@                                          @$$$$*/~,¨
¨,~/*$@@@# i  feel  helpless,  but  i  must  try to #@@@$*/~,¨
,~/*$@@### escape. to  crawl on the floor searching ###@@$*/~,
¨,~/*$$$@@ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨,/*@                                          @*/,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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