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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 &$$\^^^¨¨¨
¨¨¨^\†$&&& everything is completely  calm and  dead &&&$†\^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~†&& silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i &&†~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~\†$&@## slowly   start  to   piece  together  my ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$$$$&        consciousness and my body.        &$$$$†\~^¨
¨¨¨^~\$&@#                                          #@&$\~^¨¨¨
^~\†$&@### then  the   fear  hits  me  and  i  feel ###@&$†\~^
¨^~\†$&@##    acutely sick. something is ~wrong~.   ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$&@##                                          ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$&@@#                    ¨¨                    #@@&$†\~^¨
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¨^~\†$&@## there are  circles and crosses inscribed ##@&$†\~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨~\$&& all over  my vision, pressing in,  being &&$\~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~\$&&# almost hostile. i can feel them  squirm, #&&$\~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^\†&    their internal logic changing and     &†\^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~~†&# grinding trenches in my  mind. it's like #&†~~^¨¨¨¨
¨^~\†$&@## language,  sentences i can't  hide from, ##@&$†\~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~\$& forcefully  transcribed in my mind,  and &$\~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~\\\\$&#            doing damage there.           #&$\\\\~^¨
¨¨¨¨^~\\$&                                          &$\\~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~~~†&# then  i  realize i can't  hear  anything #&†~~~^¨¨¨
¨^~\†$&@##     because there's something there      ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$&@##    already, droning everything out, a    ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~†$&@### rapid  melody, almost  caustic  in  it's ###@&$†~^¨
¨^~\†$&@##        particular microtonality.         ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$$$$&                                          &$$$$†\~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~\†&                    ^^                    &†\~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^~\†$&@##                                          ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$&@## my surroundings are entirely  calm. it's ##@&$†\~^¨
¨¨¨¨^~\$&&             almost mocking.              &&$\~^¨¨¨¨
¨^~\†$&@##                                          ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$&@## i feel  helpless,  but  i  must  try  to ##@&$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$$$$& escape.  to crawl on the floor searching &$$$$†\~^¨
¨^~\†$&@## relief, such  is  my nature. turning the ##@&$†\~^¨
¨¨¨~~~\†&@    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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¨^~\†$&@##                  ^^~\~^^                 ##@&$†\~^¨
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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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