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,,»\†%£###         internal visionary state         ###£%†\»,,
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,,»\†%£###            the spirit travels            ###£%†\»,,
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,,»\†%£###                  a cost                  ###£%†\»,,
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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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