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,,,,~~†$$#         internal visionary state         #$$†~~,,,,
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,,~†§§§§@#            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 @§~~,,,,,,
,,~†§$@### silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ###@$§†~,,
,,~†§$@### slowly  start  to   piece   together  my ###@$§†~,,
,,~†§$@###        consciousness and my body.        ###@$§†~,,
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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 #@@§~,,,,,
,,~†§$@@@@ language, sentences i  can't  hide from, @@@@$§†~,,
,,~†§$#### forcefully transcribed in  my mind,  and ####$§†~,,
,,~†§$@###           doing damage there.            ###@$§†~,,
,,,,~§§$$#                                          #$$§§~,,,,
,,~†§$@### then  i  realize i  can't hear  anything ###@$§†~,,
,,~†§$$@@#     because there's something there      #@@$$§†~,,
,,,,,,~§§@    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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