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.^=†*%¤###                 ..*#*..                  ###¤%*†=^.
.^=*%¤####             .^†%########%†^.             ####¤%*=^.
.^=†*%¤###         ...^^=%# dreams #%=^^...         ###¤%*†=^.
.^=†*%¤###             .^†%########%†^.             ###¤%*†=^.
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.^=†*%¤###                    .^.                   ###¤%*†=^.
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.^=†*%¤###                    .^.                   ###¤%*†=^.
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..^=†**¤¤¤         internal visionary state         ¤¤¤**†=^..
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.....===*¤            the spirit travels            ¤*===.....
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.....^=*%#             .^†%########%†^.             #%*=^.....
.^=†*%¤###                    .=.                   ###¤%*†=^.
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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.        ###¤%*†=^.
...^^†***¤                                          ¤***†^^...
....^†**¤# then  the  fear   hits  me  and  i  feel #¤**†^....
.^=†**%¤##   acutely sick. something is =wrong=.    ##¤%**†=^.
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.^=†*¤####                    ..                    ####¤*†=^.
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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.        ###¤%*†=^.
.^=†*%¤###                                          ###¤%*†=^.
.....^†%%#                    ^^                    #%%†^.....
.^†*%¤####                                          ####¤%*†^.
.^=†*%#### 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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.^=†*%¤###                     .                    ###¤%*†=^.
.^=†*%%¤¤#                 ^^=†=^^                  #¤¤%%*†=^.
.^=†*%¤###                     .                    ###¤%*†=^.
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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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.^^^^†**%¤                                          ¤%**†^^^^.
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