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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.        ##¶&**:«,¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*&                    ,,                    &*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ###¶&**«,¨
¨,«:**&&¶¶             the first place.             ¶¶&&**:«,¨
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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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