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#@¤%*/~,¨¨                  ¨¨*@*¨¨                 ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨             ¨,/%@######@%/,¨             ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
¤%*/~,¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨,,~%# dreams #%~,,¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨,~/*%¤
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨             ¨,/%@######@%/,¨             ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
#@¤%*/~,¨¨                 ¨¨*@*¨¨                  ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
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#@¤%*/~,¨¨                    ¨,¨                   ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                ¨*¤###¤*¨                 ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
¤%*/~,¨¨¨¨                   ¨,¨                    ¨¨¨¨,~/*%¤
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
#@¤%*/~,¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
##@¤%*/~,¨                                          ¨,~/*%¤@##
#@¤%*/~,¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
¤%*/~,¨¨¨¨             ¨,/%@######@%/,¨             ¨¨¨¨,~/*%¤
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
#@¤%*/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
##@¤%*/~,¨                  a cost                  ¨,~/*%¤@##
#@¤%*/~,¨¨                (anecdote)                ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
¤%*/~,¨¨¨¨                    ,,                    ¨¨¨¨,~/*%¤
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
#@¤%*/~,¨¨ 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.              ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
¤%*/~,¨¨¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨¨¨,~/*%¤
@¤%*/~,¨¨¨                 ,,~/~,,                  ¨¨¨,~/*%¤@
#@¤%*/~,¨¨                     ¨                    ¨¨,~/*%¤@#
##@¤%*/~,¨                                          ¨,~/*%¤@##
#@¤%*/~,¨¨ 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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¤%*/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/*%¤
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