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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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##¶§*%*~..                    ..                    ..~*%*§¶##
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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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§%%~...... 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.             ..~*****§§
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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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