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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.           ¤*†,......
.,-†**¤###                                          ###¤**†-,.
.....,,†*¤ 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.              ¤¤*†-.....
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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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