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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~.   ....^~\*§§
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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.         .^~\*§§###
##§§*\~^..                                          ..^~\*§§##
#§§*\~^...                    ^^                    ...^~\*§§#
§§*\~^....                                          ....^~\*§§
§*\~^..... 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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