,:~=†§¤@##                                          ##@¤§†=~:,
,,:~=†§¤@#                                          #@¤§†=~:,,
,,,:~=†§¤@                                          @¤§†=~:,,,
,,,,:~=†§¤                                          ¤§†=~:,,,,
,,,,,:~=†§                                          §†=~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=†                 ,,†@†,,                  †=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~=             ,:=§@######@§=:,             =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~         ,,,::~§# 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.           #@¤§†=~:,,
,,,:~=†§¤@                                          @¤§†=~:,,,
,,,,:~=†§¤ 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... =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=†                                          †=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~=†§                                          §†=~:,,,,,
,,,,:~=†§¤                                          ¤§†=~:,,,,
,,,:~=†§¤@                                          @¤§†=~:,,,
,,:~=†§¤@#                                          #@¤§†=~:,,
,:~=†§¤@##                                          ##@¤§†=~:,