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,.~†=@#¶@@                                          @@¶#@=†~.,
,.~†=@#¶¶¶         internal visionary state         ¶¶¶#@=†~.,
,,,,.†=#¶@                                          @¶#=†.,,,,
,.~†===@##            the spirit travels            ##@===†~.,
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,.~†=@#¶@#             ,.†@¶@####@¶@†.,             #@¶#@=†~.,
,.~†=@#¶@@                   ,~,                    @@¶#@=†~.,
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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.        ¶#=††~,,,,
,.~†=@#¶@#                                          #@¶#@=†~.,
,.~†=@#¶@# 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.            ##@#@=†~.,
,.~†=@#¶##                                          ##¶#@=†~.,
,.~†=@###@ 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... #@¶#@=†~.,
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