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¨^~†%%&###         internal visionary state         ###&%%†~^¨
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¨^~†%%&¶##            the spirit travels            ##¶&%%†~^¨
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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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