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##@&$%;~-,         internal visionary state         ,-~;%$&@##
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@$$%~~-,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,-~~%$$@
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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 ,-~;;;%&@#
##@&$%;~-,        consciousness and my body.        ,-~;%$&@##
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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, ,,,,,~%%&#
##@&$%;~-, forcefully  transcribed  in my mind, and ,-~;%$&@##
@&$$%~,,,,            doing damage there.           ,,,,~%$$&@
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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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###&$%;~-, my surroundings  are entirely calm. it's ,-~;%$&###
##@&$%;~-,              almost mocking.             ,-~;%$&@##
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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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