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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. #.#.#.#.#.
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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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