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#,,#,,,,,,         internal visionary state         ##,,,##,,#
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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 ,####,,,,,
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,,###,,##, 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 ###,,,,,,,
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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 ###,,,,,,,
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,,##,,#### my eyes are still tense  though, scared. ####,,####
,,,,,,,### i    don't   know    what    to    make. ###,,,,##,
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#,,##,,,,, this can happen if  you wander  too far, ##,,,##,,#
,,,,,,#### i  guess?  i  shouldn't  be  so reckless ,,,#,,,,,,
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####,,,,#, 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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