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##¤¤§†=«.¨             ¨.=§#@####@#§=.¨             ¨.«=†§¤¤##
##@#§†=«.¨         ¨¨¨..«§@ dreams @§«..¨¨¨         ¨.«=†§#@##
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##@#¤§†=«.         internal visionary state         .«=†§¤#@##
#¤††=.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.=††¤#
#¤†=.¨¨¨¨¨            the spirit travels            ¨¨¨¨¨.=†¤#
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##@#¤§†=«.             ¨.=§#@####@#§=.¨             .«=†§¤#@##
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#@#¤§†=«.¨                                          ¨.«=†§¤#@#
#@#¤§†=«.¨                  a cost                  ¨.«=†§¤#@#
#@#¤§†=«.¨                (anecdote)                ¨.«=†§¤#@#
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##@¤§†=«.¨                    ..                    ¨.«=†§¤@##
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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«.   ¨.«=†§¤#@#
###¤§†=«.¨                                          ¨.«=†§¤###
@#§†=«««.¨                    ¨¨                    ¨.«««=†§#@
#§†===...¨                                          ¨...===†§#
###¤§†=«.¨ 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.             ¨.«=††§¤¤@
##@#¤†=«.¨                                          ¨.«=†¤#@##
¤§§†==.¨¨¨ 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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