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,,,,=†$%&¶                                          ¶&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&¶#                 ,,$¶$,,                  #¶&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&¶##             ,,†%¶######¶%†,,             ##¶&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&¶#         ,,,,,=%# dreams #%=,,,,,         #¶&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&¶             ,,†%¶######¶%†,,             ¶&%$†=,,,,
,,,,,=†$%&                  ,,$¶$,,                 &%$†=,,,,,
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,,,,,,,=†$                   ,,,                    $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=†                 ,$&###&$,                †=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,=                    ,,,                   =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,=            the spirit travels            =,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,=†$             ,,†%¶######¶%†,,             $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=†$%                   ,=,                    %$†=,,,,,,
,,,,,=†$%&                                          &%$†=,,,,,
,,,,=†$%&¶                  a cost                  ¶&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&¶#                (anecdote)                #¶&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&¶##                                          ##¶&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&¶#                    ,,                    #¶&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&¶                                          ¶&%$†=,,,,
,,,,,=†$%& i  wake  suddenly,  and  for   a  second &%$†=,,,,,
,,,,,,=†$% everything is  completely calm and  dead %$†=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=†$ silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=† slowly  start  to   piece  together   my †=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,=        consciousness and my body.        =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, then   the  fear  hits  me  and  i  feel ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   acutely sick. something is =wrong=.    ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,=†                    ,,                    †=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=†$                                          $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=†$% 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 $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=†             the first place.             †=,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, my eyes are still  tense though, scared. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, i    don't    know   what    to    make. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,=              but i'm tired.              =,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,=†$                    ,                     $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=†$%                  ,,=†=,,                 %$†=,,,,,,
,,,,,=†$%&                    ,                     &%$†=,,,,,
,,,,=†$%&¶                                          ¶&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&¶# 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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