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##@§&%;-~.                 ..%@%..                  .~-;%&§@##
###@§&%-~.             .~;&@######@&;~.             .~-%&§@###
##@§&%;-~.         ...~~-&# dreams #&-~~...         .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~.             .~;&@######@&;~.             .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~.                  ..%@%..                 .~-;%&§@##
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###@§&;-~.                    .~.                   .~-;&§@###
@§&;~.....                .%§###§%.                 .....~;&§@
##@§&%;-~.                    .~.                   .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~.                                          .~-;%&§@##
#@§&&%;-~.         internal visionary state         .~-;%&&§@#
##@§&%;-~.                                          .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~.            the spirit travels            .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~.                                          .~-;%&§@##
#@@§&%;-~.             .~;&@######@&;~.             .~-;%&§@@#
##@§&%;-~.                   .-.                    .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~.                                          .~-;%&§@##
###@&%;-~.                  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.        .~-;%&§###
##@§&%;-~.                                          .~-;%&§@##
##@§&%;-~. 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.           ......~-%§
§%-.......                                          .......-%§
§%-....... 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.             .~-;%&§@##
#@&&%-....                                          ....-%&&@#
@§&&&%;-~. 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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§&&&;;--~.                                          .~--;;&&&§
§§%--~....                                          ....~--%§§
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