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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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