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¨-«*^%§###                 ¨¨^#^¨¨                  ###§%^*«-¨
¨¨-«*^%§##             ¨-*%########%*-¨             ##§%^*«-¨¨
¨¨¨-«*^%§#         ¨¨¨--«%# dreams #%«--¨¨¨         #§%^*«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«*^%§             ¨-*%########%*-¨             §%^*«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«*^%                  ¨¨^#^¨¨                 %^*«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*^                                          ^*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*                   ¨-¨                    *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*^                 ¨^§###§^¨                ^*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«*^%                    ¨-¨                   %^*«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«*^%§                                          §%^*«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-«*^%§#         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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¨¨-«*^%§##                                          ##§%^*«-¨¨