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.........:         ...::«*# Dreams #*«::...         :.........
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...:«/^*¤#                   .:.                    #¤*^/«:...
..:«/^*¤##                                          ##¤*^/«:..
.:«/^*¤###         Internal Visionary State         ###¤*^/«:.
..:«/^*¤##                                          ##¤*^/«:..
...:«/^*¤#            The Spirit Travels            #¤*^/«:...
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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.        ..........
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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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