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#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
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#¶§$%/-^¨¨         ¨¨¨^^-$# dreams #$-^^¨¨¨         ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
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##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                   ¨^¨                    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
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##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨             ¨^/$¶######¶$/^¨             ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                   ¨-¨                    ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                  a cost                  ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                (anecdote)                ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ i   wake  suddenly,  and  for  a  second ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ everything is  completely calm and  dead ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ slowly  start  to   piece   together  my ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨        consciousness and my body.        ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ then  the  fear  hits  me   and  i  feel ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨   acutely sick. something is -wrong-.    ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                    ¨¨                    ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ there are circles and  crosses inscribed ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ all  over my vision, pressing  in, being ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ almost hostile. i  can feel them squirm, ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨     their internal logic changing and    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ grinding trenches  in my mind. it's like ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ language,  sentences i can't  hide from, ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ forcefully transcribed in my  mind,  and ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨           doing damage there.            ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ then  i  realize i  can't hear  anything ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨      because there's something there     ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨    already, droning everything out, a    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ rapid  melody, almost  caustic  in  it's ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨        particular microtonality.         ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ my surroundings  are entirely calm. it's ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨             almost mocking.              ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ i  feel  helpless,  but  i  must try  to ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ escape. to crawl on the  floor searching ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ relief, such is my nature.  turning  the ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨     lights on does nothing... getting    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨  outside does nothing... drinking water  ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ does  noting... but time  does  -  after ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ doubting  anything  of this happened  in ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨             the first place.             ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ my eyes are still  tense though, scared. ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ i   don't    know    what    to    make. ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨              but i'm tired.              ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                 ^^-/-^^                  ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                     ¨                    ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ this can happen if  you  wander too far, ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ i guess?  i  shouldn't  be  so  reckless ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨              when dreaming?              ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ i  imagine a prick  on  the nose, that's ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨ what these  are. like you  do with a cat ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨ who comes  to close  to your sandwich... ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##
#¶§$%/-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-/%$§¶#
##¶§$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$§¶##