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..~/%$¤###         internal visionary state         ###¤$%/~..
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.....~/%¤#            the spirit travels            #¤%/~.....
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....~~/$##                  a cost                  ##$/~~....
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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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