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,-=†^&&@##                 ,^&###&^,                ##@&&^†=-,
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,-=†††^&&#         internal visionary state         #&&^†††=-,
,----=†&&&                                          &&&†=----,
,,,,,-†&&@            the spirit travels            @&&†-,,,,,
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,-=†^&&@##             ,-†&@######@&†-,             ##@&&^†=-,
,-=†^&&&@#                    ,=,                   #@&&&^†=-,
,-=†^&&@##                                          ##@&&^†=-,
,,,-==†^&&                  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.         ##@&&^†=-,
,-=†^&&###                                          ###&&^†=-,
,,,,=††&&@                    --                    @&&††=,,,,
,,,--†^&&#                                          #&&^†--,,,
,-=†^&&@@@ 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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