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.,«;;;%%*#         internal visionary state         #*%%;;;«,.
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.....,;%¤#            the spirit travels            #¤%;,.....
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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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