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,,,,,,,,,, ,,^£^,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,-:%£######£%:-, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,--=%# dreams #%=--,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- ,-:%£######£%:-, -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= ,,^£^,, =-,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,-=:^ ,-, ^:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:^% ,^£###£^, %^:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:^%£ ,-, £%^:=-,,,,
,,,-=:^%££ ££%^:=-,,,
,,-=:^%££# internal visionary state #££%^:=-,,
,-=:^%££## ##££%^:=-,
,,-=:^%££# the spirit travels #££%^:=-,,
,,,-=:^%££ ££%^:=-,,,
,,,,-=:^%£ ,-:%£######£%:-, £%^:=-,,,,
,,,,,-=:^% ,=, %^:=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=:^ ^:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=: 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=. ££%^:=-,,,
,,-=:^%££# #££%^:=-,,
,-=:^%££## ,, ##££%^:=-,
,,-=:^%££# #££%^:=-,,
,,,-=:^%££ 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. ^:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:^% %^:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:^%£ -- £%^:=-,,,,
,,,-=:^%££ ££%^:=-,,,
,,-=:^%££# 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ^:=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=:^% %^:=-,,,,,
,,,,-=:^%£ , £%^:=-,,,,
,,,-=:^%££ --=:=-- ££%^:=-,,,
,,-=:^%££# , #££%^:=-,,
,-=:^%££## ##££%^:=-,
,,-=:^%££# 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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