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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.        ##@£§%*\:.
..:\*%§£@#                                          #@£§%*\:..
...:\*%§£@ 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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