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....,~:§$&             .,:$@######@$:,.             &$§:~,....
...,~:§$&@         ...,,~$# dreams #$~,,...         @&$§:~,...
..,~:§$&@#             .,:$@######@$:,.             #@&$§:~,..
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....,~:§$&                 .§&###&§.                &$§:~,....
.....,~:§$                    .,.                   $§:~,.....
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.......,~:         internal visionary state         :~,.......
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.........,            the spirit travels            ,.........
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....,~:§$&                  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 $§:~,.....
......,~:§ slowly  start  to   piece   together  my §:~,......
.......,~:        consciousness and my body.        :~,.......
........,~                                          ~,........
........., then  the  fear  hits   me  and  i  feel ,.........
........,~   acutely sick. something is ~wrong~.    ~,........
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....,~:§$& 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.            $§:~,.....
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.......,~: then  i  realize i  can't hear  anything :~,.......
........,~     because there's something there      ~,........
.........,    already, droning everything out, a    ,.........
........,~ rapid  melody,  almost  caustic  in it's ~,........
.......,~:        particular microtonality.         :~,.......
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...,~:§$&@ 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. $§:~,.....
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...,~:§$&@              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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