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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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,,,,.^¤¤¤#                    ,,                    #¤¤¤^.,,,,
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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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,,....^^¤@ 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. ¤¤%^..,,,,
,.«^%¤¤@##                                          ##@¤¤%^«.,
,.«^^^%¤@@              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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