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#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                 ¨¨^#^¨¨                  ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#             ¨,^$########$^,¨             ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#         ¨¨¨,,~$# dreams #$~,,¨¨¨         ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#             ¨,^$########$^,¨             ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                 ¨¨^#^¨¨                  ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                   ¨,¨                    ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                ¨^#####^¨                 ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                   ¨,¨                    ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#         internal visionary state         ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#            the spirit travels            ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#             ¨,^$########$^,¨             ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                   ¨~¨                    ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                  a cost                  ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                (anecdote)                ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                    ,,                    ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨# 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.            ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨# 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.              ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                     ¨                    ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                 ,,~^~,,                  ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                    ¨                     ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨# 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... ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨