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