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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.        £&%%††:~^.
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.^~:†%&£## 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.              £&%††~....
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.^~:†%&£## 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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.....^~:%£ 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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