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,,=/^@§###         ,,,,,=@# dreams #@=,,,,,         ###§@^/=,,
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,,,,==^@§#         internal visionary state         #§@^==,,,,
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,,=/^@§§##            the spirit travels            ##§§@^/=,,
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,,=/^@§§§#                  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.        §@/==,,,,,
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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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