^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^
%^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^%
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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... ¨¨¨¨¨,=^%%
§%%^=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=^%%§
@§%%^=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=^%%§@
@@§%%^=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=^%%§@@
#@@§%%^=,¨                                          ¨,=^%%§@@#
@@§%%^=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=^%%§@@
@§%%^=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=^%%§@