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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 ,,,,~~%§§@
#@@§$%*~,,        consciousness and my body.        ,,~*%$§@@#
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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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