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,-«==%#£## 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 ##%%=««-,,
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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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