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,,,,,^-†^§                                          §^†-^,,,,,
,,,,^-†^§¶                                          ¶§^†-^,,,,
,,,^-†^§¶#                  ,,^¶^,,                 #¶§^†-^,,,
,,^-†^§¶##             ,^†¤¶######¶¤†^,             ##¶§^†-^,,
,^-†^§¶###         ,,,^^-¤# dreams #¤-^^,,,         ###¶§^†-^,
,,^-†^§¶##             ,^†¤¶######¶¤†^,             ##¶§^†-^,,
,,,^-†^§¶#                 ,,^¶^,,                  #¶§^†-^,,,
,,,,^-†^§¶                                          ¶§^†-^,,,,
,,,,,^-†^§                    ,^,                   §^†-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-†^                ,^§###§^,                 ^†-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-†                   ,^,                    †-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-                                          -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^         internal visionary state         ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^             ,^†¤¶######¶¤†^,             ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-                    ,-,                   -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-†                                          †-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-†^                  a cost                  ^†-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-†^§                (anecdote)                §^†-^,,,,,
,,,,^-†^§¶                                          ¶§^†-^,,,,
,,,^-†^§¶#                    ^^                    #¶§^†-^,,,
,,^-†^§¶##                                          ##¶§^†-^,,
,^-†^§¶### 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-.   -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^                                          ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                    ,,                    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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.            #¶§^†-^,,,
,,^-†^§¶##                                          ##¶§^†-^,,
,^-†^§¶### 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.        §^†-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-†^                                          ^†-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-†                    ^^                    †-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^-                                          -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ my surroundings are entirely calm.  it's ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,             almost mocking.              ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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.             ##¶§^†-^,,
,^-†^§¶###                                          ###¶§^†-^,
,,^-†^§¶## my  eyes are still tense though, scared. ##¶§^†-^,,
,,,^-†^§¶# i    don't   know    what    to    make. #¶§^†-^,,,
,,,,^-†^§¶                                          ¶§^†-^,,,,
,,,,,^-†^§              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... ^†-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-†^§                                          §^†-^,,,,,
,,,,^-†^§¶                                          ¶§^†-^,,,,
,,,^-†^§¶#                                          #¶§^†-^,,,
,,^-†^§¶##                                          ##¶§^†-^,,
,^-†^§¶###                                          ###¶§^†-^,
,,^-†^§¶##                                          ##¶§^†-^,,