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,~«;=$¤### ,,=#=,, ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### ,~;$########$;~, ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### ,,,~~«$# dreams #$«~~,,, ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### ,~;$########$;~, ###¤$=;«~,
,,,,,,«;$¤ ,,=#=,, ¤$;«,,,,,,
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,~«;=$¤### ,~, ###¤$=;«~,
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,~«;=$¤¤¤# internal visionary state #¤¤¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### the spirit travels ###¤$=;«~,
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,~«;=$¤### ,~;$########$;~, ###¤$=;«~,
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,~«;===$¤# a cost #¤$===;«~,
,~«;=$¤### (anecdote) ###¤$=;«~,
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,,,,,~;=$¤ ~~ ¤$=;~,,,,,
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,,,~~~;$¤# i wake suddenly, and for a second #¤$;~~~,,,
,,,,,~«=¤# everything is completely calm and dead #¤=«~,,,,,
,,,,,«=$¤# silent. it's dark, and warm, and i #¤$=«,,,,,
,~«;=$¤### slowly start to piece together my ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### consciousness and my body. ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤$=;«~,
,~~~;;$$¤# then the fear hits me and i feel #¤$$;;~~~,
,~«;=$¤### acutely sick. something is «wrong«. ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;;;$$## ##$$;;;«~,
,,,~~;$$## ,, ##$$;~~,,,
,~«;=$¤### ###¤$=;«~,
,,,~~~;$¤¤ there are circles and crosses inscribed ¤¤$;~~~,,,
,~«;=$¤### all over my vision, pressing in, being ###¤$=;«~,
,,,,,,~«=¤ 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. #¤$$=««,,,
,,~«;=$¤¤# #¤¤$=;«~,,
,~«;=$¤¤¤¤ then i realize i can't hear anything ¤¤¤¤$=;«~,
,,,~;;;=$¤ because there's something there ¤$=;;;~,,,
,~«;=$¤### already, droning everything out, a ###¤$=;«~,
,,,,,«;$¤# rapid melody, almost caustic in it's #¤$;«,,,,,
,,,,~;=$## particular microtonality. ##$=;~,,,,
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,~«;=$¤### my surroundings are entirely calm. it's ###¤$=;«~,
,,,,«;$¤## almost mocking. ##¤$;«,,,,
,~«=$¤#### ####¤$=«~,
,~«;=$¤### i feel helpless, but i must try to ###¤$=;«~,
,,,«««;$## escape. to crawl on the floor searching ##$;«««,,,
,~«;=$¤### relief, such is my nature. turning the ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### lights on does nothing... getting ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### outside does nothing... drinking water ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### does noting... but time does - after ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;=$¤### thirty seconds i'm normal again, ###¤$=;«~,
,~«;;;=¤¤¤ doubting anything of this happened in ¤¤¤=;;;«~,
,,,,~«=$$¤ 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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,,,,«==¤¤# , #¤¤==«,,,,
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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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