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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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###§%$;=,¨                    ,,                    ¨,=;$%§###
####§%$=,¨                                          ¨,=$%§####
###§%$;=,¨ i   wake  suddenly,  and  for  a  second ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨ everything  is completely calm and  dead ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨ silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ¨,=;$%§###
#§$$$;=¨¨¨ slowly   start  to   piece  together  my ¨¨¨=;$$$§#
###§%$;=,¨        consciousness and my body.        ¨,=;$%§###
#%$==,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,==$%#
###§%$;=,¨ then   the  fear  hits  me  and  i  feel ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨   acutely sick. something is =wrong=.    ¨,=;$%§###
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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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§$;,¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ,,                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨,;$§
§§§§%$;=,¨                                          ¨,=;$%§§§§
####§%$=,¨ my  surroundings are entirely calm. it's ¨,=$%§####
###§%$;=,¨              almost mocking.             ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨                                          ¨,=;$%§###
§§%%$$;=,¨ i  feel helpless,  but  i  must  try  to ¨,=;$$%%§§
###§%$;=,¨ escape. to crawl on the floor  searching ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨ relief, such is  my  nature. turning the ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨    lights on does nothing... getting     ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨  outside does nothing... drinking water  ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨ does noting...  but time  does  -  after ¨,=;$%§###
§$===¨¨¨¨¨     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ¨¨¨¨¨===$§
##§$=,¨¨¨¨ doubting  anything of this  happened  in ¨¨¨¨,=$§##
§%$;,¨¨¨¨¨             the first place.             ¨¨¨¨¨,;$%§
#§%$==¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨==$%§#
###§%$;=,¨ my eyes  are still tense though, scared. ¨,=;$%§###
###§%$;=,¨ i    don't   know    what    to    make. ¨,=;$%§###
##§%%$;=,¨                                          ¨,=;$%%§##
###§%$;=,¨              but i'm tired.              ¨,=;$%§###
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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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