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¨,«=%@&@## 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 &&%%=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,,«%%&@ you suddenly  rotate your head  in  some @&%%«,,¨¨¨
¨,«=%@&@## fourth dimension (usually  more or  less ##@&@%=«,¨
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¨¨¨,,=@@&# the opposer looks like  a concave square #&@@=,,¨¨¨
¨,«=%@&@## balancing  on   a  corner,   with  round ##@&@%=«,¨
¨,«=%@@### cutouts  along its edges  making it look ###@@%=«,¨
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¨,«=%@&@##  inscribed all over your vision, in the  ##@&@%=«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«%@@ 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.                ##@&@%=«,¨
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¨,«=%@&@##   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   ###@@%=«,¨
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