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.^~\$*§@##                  ..$@$..                 ##@§*$\~^.
..^~\$*§@#             .^\*@######@*\^.             #@§*$\~^..
...^~\$*§@         ...^^~*# Dreams #*~^^...         @§*$\~^...
....^~\$*§             .^\*@######@*\^.             §*$\~^....
...^~\$*§@                  ..$@$..                 @§*$\~^...
..^~\$*§@#                                          #@§*$\~^..
.^~\$*§@##                   .^.                    ##@§*$\~^.
..^~\$*§@#                .$§###§$.                 #@§*$\~^..
...^~\$*§@                    .^.                   @§*$\~^...
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...^~\$*§@         Internal Visionary State         @§*$\~^...
..^~\$*§@#                                          #@§*$\~^..
.^~\$*§@##            The Spirit Travels            ##@§*$\~^.
..^~\$*§@#                                          #@§*$\~^..
...^~\$*§@             .^\*@######@*\^.             @§*$\~^...
....^~\$*§                    .~.                   §*$\~^....
...^~\$*§@                                          @§*$\~^...
..^~\$*§@#                  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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