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¨¨^=*%%§##         ¨¨¨^^=%# dreams #%=^^¨¨¨         ##§%%*=^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^=*%%§         internal visionary state         §%%*=^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^=*%%§##            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.        ##§%%*=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=*%%§#                                          #§%%*=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=*%%§ 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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¨¨^=*%%§##                    ^^                    ##§%%*=^¨¨
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¨¨^=*%%§## 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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