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..........         internal visionary state         ..........
..........                                          ..........
:.........            the spirit travels            .........:
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§&**«:....                  a cost                  ....:«**&§
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###§&**«:.                    ::                    .:«**&§###
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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«.    ..........
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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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§&**«:....                                          ....:«**&§
&**«:..... 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.             ..........
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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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