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\=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\
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*†\=^¨¨¨¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨¨¨¨^=\†*
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#£§*†\=^¨¨                  a cost                  ¨¨^=\†*§£#
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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\†
*†\=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=\†*
§*†\=^¨¨¨¨ 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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