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/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
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/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
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#%%/~.¨¨¨¨             ¨./%########%/.¨             ¨¨¨¨.~/%%#
##%%/~.¨¨¨         ¨¨¨..~%# dreams #%~..¨¨¨         ¨¨¨.~/%%##
###%%/~.¨¨             ¨./%########%/.¨             ¨¨.~/%%###
####%%/~.¨                  ¨¨%#%¨¨                 ¨.~/%%####
###%%/~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~/%%###
##%%/~.¨¨¨                   ¨.¨                    ¨¨¨.~/%%##
#%%/~.¨¨¨¨                 ¨%#####%¨                ¨¨¨¨.~/%%#
%%/~.¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨.¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨.~/%%
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         internal visionary state         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%
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#%%/~.¨¨¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨¨.~/%%#
##%%/~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~/%%##
###%%/~.¨¨                  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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ..~/~..                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%
%%/~.¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨¨¨¨.~/%%
#%%/~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~/%%#
##%%/~.¨¨¨ 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... ¨¨¨¨.~/%%#
%%/~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~/%%
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%