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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:         internal visionary state         :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†            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=.   %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†%#                                          #%†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†%#£                    ¨¨                    £#%†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†%#£#                                          #£#%†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†%#£## 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.             %†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†%#                                          #%†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†%#£ 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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