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¨:~/*@####         ¨¨¨::~@# dreams #@~::¨¨¨         ####@*/~:¨
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¨:~/*@####         internal visionary state         ####@*/~:¨
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¨¨¨:~/*@##            the spirit travels            ##@*/~:¨¨¨
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¨¨:~/*@###                  a cost                  ###@*/~:¨¨
¨:~/*@####                (anecdote)                ####@*/~:¨
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¨¨¨:~/*@##                    ::                    ##@*/~:¨¨¨
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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.             ###@*/~:¨¨
¨:~/*@####                                          ####@*/~:¨
¨¨:~/*@### 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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