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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ¨$#####$¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨,¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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#£%$^~,¨¨¨                (anecdote)                ¨¨¨,~^$%£#
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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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
$^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ forcefully  transcribed  in my mind, and ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^$
%$^~,¨¨¨¨¨            doing damage there.           ¨¨¨¨¨,~^$%
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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
$^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ my eyes are still tense  though, scared. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^$
%$^~,¨¨¨¨¨ i    don't    know    what    to   make. ¨¨¨¨¨,~^$%
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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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