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¨^«**$$##¶         internal visionary state         ¶##$$**«^¨
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¨^«**$#¶@#            the spirit travels            #@¶#$**«^¨
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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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¨^«**$#¶@#                    ^^                    #@¶#$**«^¨
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¨^«**$#¶@# my surroundings  are entirely calm. it's #@¶#$**«^¨
¨¨¨«****#¶              almost mocking.             ¶#****«¨¨¨
¨^«**$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶@# i feel  helpless,  but  i  must  try  to #@¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶@# escape. to crawl on the  floor searching #@¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶## relief, such is my  nature. turning  the ##¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶##     lights on does nothing... getting    ##¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶@@  outside does nothing... drinking water  @@¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶¶¶ does noting...  but  time  does  - after ¶¶¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶@#     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     #@¶#$**«^¨
¨¨¨¨«**$#@ doubting anything  of  this happened  in @#$**«¨¨¨¨
¨^«**$#¶@#             the first place.             #@¶#$**«^¨
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¨^«**$#¶@# my eyes are still tense though,  scared. #@¶#$**«^¨
¨^^««««*$# i    don't    know    what   to    make. #$*««««^^¨
¨^«**$#¶@#                                          #@¶#$**«^¨
¨^«**$#¶@#              but i'm tired.              #@¶#$**«^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨«*#¶ 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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