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¶*%\«.,,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,,.«\%*¶
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%\«.,,,,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,,,,.«\%
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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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