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.-~†§%&#@#                 ..§#§..                  #@#&%§†~-.
.....-†§&#             .-†%#@####@#%†-.             #&§†-.....
.-~†§%&#@#         ...--~%@ dreams @%~--...         #@#&%§†~-.
.....~†%&@             .-†%#@####@#%†-.             @&%†~.....
.-~†§%&#@#                 ..§#§..                  #@#&%§†~-.
.-~~†§%%&@                                          @&%%§†~~-.
.-~†§%&###                    .-.                   ###&%§†~-.
.-~†§%&#@#                 .§&@#@&§.                #@#&%§†~-.
.-~†§%&#@@                    .-.                   @@#&%§†~-.
.-~†§%%%&@                                          @&%%%§†~-.
.-~†§%&&##         internal visionary state         ##&&%§†~-.
.-~†§%&#@#                                          #@#&%§†~-.
.-~†§%&#@#            the spirit travels            #@#&%§†~-.
.-~†§%%&&@                                          @&&%%§†~-.
.--~~~§§%#             .-†%#@####@#%†-.             #%§§~~~--.
.-~†§%%&&#                    .~.                   #&&%%§†~-.
.-~†§%&#@#                                          #@#&%§†~-.
.-~†§%&@##                  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~.    &%††-.....
.-~†§%&##@                                          @##&%§†~-.
.-~†§&#@##                    ..                    ##@#&§†~-.
.-~†§%&#@#                                          #@#&%§†~-.
...-~~§§%& 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.             #%§§~.....
.-~†††%%&@                                          @&%%†††~-.
.-~†§%&#@# 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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.-~†§%&#@#                                          #@#&%§†~-.
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