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¨¨¨¨:~:$%#                                          #%$:~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:$%                                          %$:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$                                          $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:                                          :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~  opposer.dream                           ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  intrinsically weaved within the space   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ between  what  the brain constructs  and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the real,  the space  which  we  usually ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       call the aether, distortions,      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        anomalies, can appear under       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  circumstances, peculiar ones, folded in ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: like  liquid crystals, appearing  as  if :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ you  suddenly rotate your  head  in some ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~: fourth  dimension (usually more  or less :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$              uncomfortable)              $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:$%                                          %$:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~:$%# the opposer looks like a concave  square #%$:~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~:$%## balancing   on  a  corner,  with   round ##%$:~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~:$%### cutouts along  its  edges making it look ###%$:~:¨¨
¨:~:$%#### like a  pointy cross, or something  from ####%$:~:¨
¨¨:~:$%###                   twewy                  ###%$:~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~:$%##                                          ##%$:~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~:$%# it's hostile,  maybe  not  conscious but #%$:~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:$%    active, perceiving, alive in some     %$:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$ sense. but  i feel as if that might be a $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:   reduction, that i'm interpreting the   :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ tip of something much larger  and  alien ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: to   me.  maybe  not  alive,  then,  but :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             something worse.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    :                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    :                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ¨¨           $$            ¨¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       ~~~~~~¨¨¨   $$$        ¨¨~~~¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:        ~~~¨¨     ~%%%      ¨¨¨¨¨~~       :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~        ~~        ####~          ~¨       ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:        ¨~       :######         ¨        :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$                   ###: :                 $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~:$%##    :::~%%%##::   $####:::::##%%%$$$::::  ##%$:~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~:$%###            ~      :#:       #%~~~:       ###%$:~:¨¨
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¨¨:~:$%###        ¨~       :#####:                  ###%$:~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$                    ::           ¨¨¨¨¨    $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:                    :                     :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                    :                     ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                                          :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         various forms like these         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    $#$                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨####:                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   :%%:                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ::                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    :¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                    ¨:                    :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                    ::                    ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$    ¨            ¨:####:¨            ¨    $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:$%  $##$~:¨¨ :¨¨:~$########$~:¨¨ :¨¨:~$##$  %$:~:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~:$%##   ~¨            ¨:####:¨            ¨~   ##%$:~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:                   $#$                    :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                 it morphs                :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ##:                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  :###:                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:                  :::                     :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                  ~~~                     ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:~:$%###               ~%%~%~%%%~                 ###%$:~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$                    #                     $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:                                          :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~   it appears in it's truest false form   ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:  inscribed all over your vision, in the  :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ case of nightmares, evil meditation, or  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    drug-induced transcendental states.   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  living behind the curtain, so to speak, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ in the liquid between you and the world  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                you're in.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   but even in calmer times, it's never   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:  too far away, and you can find yourself :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~    transfixed by floor tiles, jewelry    ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:    (totems? charms?), trees, and other   :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:$              such things...              $:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:$%                                          %$:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~:$%#                                          #%$:~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~:$%##                                          ##%$:~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~:$%###                                          ###%$:~:¨¨
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