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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... @&*%*~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~*%*&                                          &*%*~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~*%*                                          *%*~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*%                                          %*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*                                          *~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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