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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«.   #£¤*=*«:,,
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,,:«*=*¤£#                    ,,                    #£¤*=*«:,,
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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.             #£¤*=*«:,,
,:«*=*¤£##                                          ##£¤*=*«:,
,,:«*=*¤£# 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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