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¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨#¨###
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¨#¨#¨#¨¨##         ¨¨¨,,~&# dreams #&~,,¨¨¨         ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#
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#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨#¨##¨####
¨#¨¨¨¨¨##¨                    ¨,¨                   ¨###¨##¨¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨#¨#                ¨^#####^¨                 ¨#¨¨##¨#¨¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨###                   ¨,¨                    ###¨#¨###¨
¨####¨¨#¨¨                                          #¨¨####¨¨#
##¨¨¨#¨##¨         internal visionary state         ##¨#¨¨¨#¨#
¨¨#¨¨###¨#                                          ¨¨###¨¨###
#¨##¨#¨¨##            the spirit travels            #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
###¨###¨#¨                                          ####¨####¨
#¨¨##¨¨###             ¨,\&########&\,¨             ¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#                  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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