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¨¨¨¨:=*^*§                 ¨¨^@^¨¨                  §*^*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*^*             ¨:**@######@**:¨             *^*=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*^*§         ¨¨¨::=*# dreams #*=::¨¨¨         §*^*=:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:=*^*§@#                  ¨¨^@^¨¨                 #@§*^*=:¨¨
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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.         #@§*^*=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=*^*§@                                          @§*^*=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*^*§                    ::                    §*^*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*^*                                          *^*=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*^*§ 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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