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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨^-^=£@### 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.        -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^                                          ^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^=                    ^^                    =^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-^=£                                          £=^-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^=£@ 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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¨¨^-^=£@## 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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