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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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