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.,~==$§§##                 ..=#=..                  ##§§$==~,.
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....~~==§#         ...,,~$# dreams #$~,,...         #§==~~....
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.,~==$§###                    .,.                   ###§$==~,.
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.....,~==§         internal visionary state         §==~,.....
.,~==$§###                                          ###§$==~,.
.,~==$§###            the spirit travels            ###§$==~,.
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.,~==$§###                    .~.                   ###§$==~,.
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.,~==$§###                  a cost                  ###§$==~,.
.......~=§                (anecdote)                §=~.......
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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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.,~===$§§#                    ..                    #§§$===~,.
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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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.,~===$$##                    ,,                    ##$$===~,.
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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. #§=~......
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.,~==$§###              but i'm tired.              ###§$==~,.
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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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