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$*~-,,,,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,,,,-~*$
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$*~-,,,,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,,,,-~*$
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##¶§@$*~-,                  a cost                  ,-~*$@§¶##
#¶§@$*~-,,                (anecdote)                ,,-~*$@§¶#
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§@$*~-,,,,                    --                    ,,,,-~*$@§
@$*~-,,,,,                                          ,,,,,-~*$@
$*~-,,,,,, i   wake  suddenly,  and  for  a  second ,,,,,,-~*$
*~-,,,,,,, everything  is completely  calm and dead ,,,,,,,-~*
$*~-,,,,,, silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ,,,,,,-~*$
@$*~-,,,,, slowly  start   to  piece  together   my ,,,,,-~*$@
§@$*~-,,,,        consciousness and my body.        ,,,,-~*$@§
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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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$*~-,,,,,,                    --                    ,,,,,,-~*$
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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,     ,,,,,,,-~*
$*~-,,,,,, doubting  anything  of  this happened in ,,,,,,-~*$
@$*~-,,,,,             the first place.             ,,,,,-~*$@
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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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