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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.        ,,,^~^*@@#
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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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