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,^-=$§@###                 ,,$#$,,                  ###@§$=-^,
,,,,^^^=§@             ,^=§########§=^,             @§=^^^,,,,
,^-=$§@###         ,,,^^-§# dreams #§-^^,,,         ###@§$=-^,
,,,,,,-$@#             ,^=§########§=^,             #@$-,,,,,,
,^-=$§@###                  ,,$#$,,                 ###@§$=-^,
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,^-=$§@###                    ,^,                   ###@§$=-^,
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,^-=$§@###                   ,^,                    ###@§$=-^,
,,,^-==$@@                                          @@$==-^,,,
,,,,-=$$§@         internal visionary state         @§$$=-,,,,
,^-=$§@###                                          ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$$§§@#            the spirit travels            #@§§$$=-^,
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,^-=$§@###             ,^=§########§=^,             ###@§$=-^,
,,^--=§§@@                   ,-,                    @@§§=--^,,
,^-==$§@##                                          ##@§$==-^,
,,,^^==§##                  a cost                  ##§==^^,,,
,,^^^=§§§#                (anecdote)                #§§§=^^^,,
,^-=$§§§##                                          ##§§§$=-^,
,^-=$§@###                    ^^                    ###@§$=-^,
,^----$$@#                                          #@$$----^,
,^-=$§@### i  wake  suddenly,  and  for   a  second ###@§$=-^,
,,,,,-=$@# everything  is  completely calm and dead #@$=-,,,,,
,,,,,^==$@ silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i @$==^,,,,,
,^-$§@#### slowly  start   to  piece   together  my ####@§$-^,
,,,,,-$$@#        consciousness and my body.        #@$$-,,,,,
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,^-=$§@@@@ then  the  fear  hits   me  and  i  feel @@@@§$=-^,
,,^-=$§@##   acutely sick. something is -wrong-.    ##@§$=-^,,
,,,,^=$§##                                          ##§$=^,,,,
,^-=$§@###                    ,,                    ###@§$=-^,
,,,,,---$@                                          @$---,,,,,
,^-=$§@### there are circles and crosses  inscribed ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$§@@@# all  over my vision,  pressing in, being #@@@§$=-^,
,,,^-$§@@@ almost hostile. i can  feel them squirm, @@@§$-^,,,
,^-=$§@###     their internal logic changing and    ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$§@### grinding trenches in my  mind. it's like ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$$§@## language, sentences  i  can't hide from, ##@§$$=-^,
,^^--=§§@@ forcefully transcribed in  my  mind, and @@§§=--^^,
,^-=$§@###            doing damage there.           ###@§$=-^,
,,,,--=$§@                                          @§$=--,,,,
,,,---$$§@ then  i realize i  can't  hear  anything @§$$---,,,
,^-=$§@###      because there's something there     ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$§@@@#    already, droning everything out, a    #@@@§$=-^,
,,,,,-$§§# rapid melody,  almost  caustic  in  it's #§§$-,,,,,
,^-=$§@###         particular microtonality.        ###@§$=-^,
,,,,-=$$§#                                          #§$$=-,,,,
,,,,,^==§#                    ^^                    #§==^,,,,,
,^-=$§@###                                          ###@§$=-^,
,,,,,,^-$@ my surroundings are  entirely calm. it's @$-^,,,,,,
,^-=$§@###             almost mocking.              ###@§$=-^,
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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 ####@§=-^,
,^-=$§@###             the first place.             ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$§§§@#                                          #@§§§$=-^,
,^-=$§@### my  eyes are still tense though, scared. ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$§@### i    don't    know    what    to   make. ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$§@###                                          ###@§$=-^,
,^-=$$§§§#              but i'm tired.              #§§§$$=-^,
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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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