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%%:=~¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨~~=%# dreams #%=~~¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨~=:%%
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:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨%@%¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:
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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ¨%#####%¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:
%:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:%
%%:=~¨¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨¨~=:%%
#%%:=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=:%%#
@#%%:=~¨¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨¨~=:%%#@
#@#%%:=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=:%%#@#
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#@#%%:=~¨¨                    ¨=¨                   ¨¨~=:%%#@#
@#%%:=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=:%%#@
#%%:=~¨¨¨¨                  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.              ¨¨¨¨¨~=:%%
%:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:%
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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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#@#%%:=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=:%%#@#
@#%%:=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=:%%#@
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