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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.        ##¶£%*\=:,
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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. ##¶£%*\=:,
,:=\*%£¶¶#                                          #¶¶£%*\=:,
,,,,,=**£¶              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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