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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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#@§&=*~:..                    ::                    ..:~*=&§@#
##@§&=*~:.                                          .:~*=&§@##
#@§&=*~:.. 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.              ....:~*=&§
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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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