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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨^¶^¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨^**¶######¶**^¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨^^«*# dreams #*«^^¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨^**¶######¶**^¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨^¶^¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨^¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
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*^«^¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨^¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«^*
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¶¤*^«^¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨^«^*¤¶
#¶¤*^«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«^*¤¶#
##¶¤*^«^¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨^«^*¤¶##
###¶¤*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*¤¶###
##¶¤*^«^¨¨             ¨^**¶######¶**^¨             ¨¨^«^*¤¶##
#¶¤*^«^¨¨¨                   ¨«¨                    ¨¨¨^«^*¤¶#
¶¤*^«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«^*¤¶
¤*^«^¨¨¨¨¨                  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.           ¨¨^«^*¤¶##
#¶¤*^«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«^*¤¶#
¶¤*^«^¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨^«^*¤¶##
###¶¤*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*¤¶###
##¶¤*^«^¨¨              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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