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,,«^*%@###         ,,,,,«%@ dreams @%«,,,,,         ###@%*^«,,
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,,,,,^*@##         internal visionary state         ##@*^,,,,,
,,«^*%@#@@                                          @@#@%*^«,,
,,,,,,,«*@            the spirit travels            @*«,,,,,,,
,,«^*%@#@@                                          @@#@%*^«,,
,,«^*%@#@#             ,,^%#@####@#%^,,             #@#@%*^«,,
,,«^*%@###                    ,«,                   ###@%*^«,,
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,,«^*%@##@                  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.        ##@%**^«,,
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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.             #%%^^^^«,,
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,,«^*%@#@# my eyes are still tense  though, scared. #@#@%*^«,,
,,,,«^^*@# i    don't    know   what    to    make. #@*^^«,,,,
,,«^*%@#@#                                          #@#@%*^«,,
,,«^*%%%@@              but i'm tired.              @@%%%*^«,,
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,,,,,,^^%#                    ,                     #%^^,,,,,,
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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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