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.,~†%@####         ...,,~@# dreams #@~,,...         ####@%†~,.
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.,~†%@####         internal visionary state         ####@%†~,.
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.,~†%@####            the spirit travels            ####@%†~,.
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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.        ###%†††~,.
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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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