¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨#¨##¨¨#
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##¨#¨¨¨¨¨#                                          #¨¨##¨##¨¨
#¨###¨¨¨¨#  opposer.dream                           ¨#¨#¨##¨#¨
###¨¨#¨¨¨# ======================================== ¨#####¨###
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨#                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨##¨¨
¨¨¨###¨#¨#  intrinsically weaved within the space   ¨##¨¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#### between what the  brain  constructs  and ¨#¨#¨¨####
#¨¨##¨#¨¨¨ the  real,  the  space which we  usually #####¨#¨¨¨
##¨#¨###¨¨       call the aether, distortions,      #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
#¨####¨¨#¨       anomalies, can appear under        ¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨#¨##  circumstances, peculiar ones, folded in ###¨¨##¨##
¨¨¨#¨¨###¨ like liquid  crystals,  appearing as  if #¨¨#¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨##¨#¨¨# you  suddenly rotate  your head in  some ##¨#####¨#
#¨¨#¨###¨# fourth dimension  (usually more or  less ¨¨##¨¨¨¨##
¨#¨###¨¨##              uncomfortable)              #¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨
¨###¨¨#¨#¨                                          ######¨¨##
##¨¨#¨#### the opposer  looks like a concave square #¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨###¨¨¨ balancing  on   a  corner,  with   round ¨#¨¨¨¨####
¨####¨¨#¨¨ cutouts along its edges making  it  look ¨##¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨ like  a pointy  cross, or something from ¨#¨#¨¨##¨¨
¨##¨¨###¨#                  twewy                   ¨####¨#¨#¨
¨#¨#¨#¨¨##                                          ¨#¨¨¨#####
#######¨#¨ it's  hostile, maybe  not  conscious but ¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨¨¨###    active, perceiving, alive in some     ##¨#¨##¨¨¨
##¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ sense. but i feel as if  that might be a #¨####¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨##¨   reduction, that i'm interpreting the   ¨##¨¨¨###¨
####¨¨¨#¨# tip  of something  much larger and alien ##¨#¨¨#¨¨#
¨¨¨¨#¨¨### to  me.  maybe  not  alive,  then,   but #¨###¨##¨#
#¨¨¨##¨#¨¨             something worse.             ¨##¨¨##¨##
¨#¨¨#¨###¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨##¨
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¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨#########
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#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          ###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨##¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨#####¨#
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¨#¨###¨¨##                                          #¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨
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###¨¨#¨¨##                                          ¨¨¨#¨##¨##
¨¨¨#¨##¨#¨   it appears in it's truest false form   ¨¨¨###¨##¨
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#¨¨#¨¨##¨¨  case of nightmares, evil meditation, or ¨¨¨##¨#¨##
¨#¨##¨#¨#¨   drug-induced transcendental states.    #¨¨#¨####¨
¨###¨#####  living behind the curtain, so to speak, ##¨###¨¨¨#
##¨¨##¨¨¨¨ in the liquid between you and the world  ¨¨##¨¨#¨¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨                you're in.                ¨¨#¨#¨##¨#
#¨######¨¨                                          ¨¨#####¨##
¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨   but even in calmer times, it's never   #¨#¨¨¨¨##¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨## too far away, and you can find yourself  ¨###¨¨¨#¨#
#####¨¨¨#¨    transfixed by floor tiles, jewelry    ##¨¨#¨¨###
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨##   (totems? charms?), trees, and other    ¨¨#¨##¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨              such things...              #¨###¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨###                                          ¨##¨¨##¨¨#
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¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨#########
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