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,,,,,~«†%$                  ,,%@%,,                 $%†«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†%             ,~†$@######@$†~,             %†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«†         ,,,~~«$# dreams #$«~~,,,         †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«             ,~†$@######@$†~,             «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«†                 ,,%@%,,                  †«~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~«†%$                   ,~,                    $%†«~,,,,,
,,,,~«†%$@                ,%§###§%,                 @$%†«~,,,,
,,,~«†%$@#                    ,~,                   #@$%†«~,,,
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,~«†%$@###         internal visionary state         ###@$%†«~,
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,,,~«†%$@#            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 $%†«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†%    acutely sick. something is «wrong«.   %†«~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~«                    ,,                    «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~«†% there are  circles and crosses inscribed %†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†%$ 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.           #@$%†«~,,,
,,,,~«†%$@                                          @$%†«~,,,,
,,,,,~«†%$ 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    $%†«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†%  outside does nothing... drinking water  %†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† does  noting... but  time  does -  after †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† doubting  anything of this  happened  in †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†%             the first place.             %†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†%$                                          $%†«~,,,,,
,,,,~«†%$@ 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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