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@,,@@@@@@,                  ,,*#*,,                 ,,,,@,@@@,
@@,@,,,,,@             ,~^$########$^~,             ,,,,@@@,,@
,,@@@,,,,@         ,,,~~~$# dreams #$~~~,,,         @,,,@,,@,@
@,@,,@,,,@             ,~^$########$^~,             @@,,@@,@@@
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,@@,@,@@@@                    ,~,                   @,,,,,,@@@
@@,@@@@,,,                 ,*@###@*,                @@,,,,,@,,
@,@@,,,@,,                   ,~,                    @,@,,,,@@,
@@@,@,,@@,                                          @@@@,,,@,@
,,,@@@,@,@         internal visionary state         ,,,,@,,@@@
@,,@,,@@@@                                          @,,,@@,@,,
@@,@@,@,,,            the spirit travels            @@,,@,@@@,
@,@@,@@@,,                                          @,@,@@@,,@
,@@,@@,,@,             ,~^$########$^~,             ,@@@@,,@,@
@@,@@,@,@@                    ,~,                   @@,,,@,@@@
,,@@,@@@@,                                          @,@,,@@@,,
,,@,@@,,,@                  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.           @@@@,@,@@@
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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.         ,@@@@,,,,,
,,@,@,@@,@                                          @@,,,@,,,,
,,@@@@@,@@                    ~~                    @,@,,@@,,,
,,@,,,,@@,                                          ,@@@,@,@,,
,,@@,,,@,@ 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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,,,@@@,@,@ 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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