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,,,,.**###         internal visionary state         ###**.,,,,
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,,,,,.«*##            the spirit travels            ##*«.,,,,,
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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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