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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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