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.,«†§¤¤¶##         internal visionary state         ##¶¤¤§†«,.
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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.        ##¶¤¤§†«,.
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.,«†§¤¤¶## 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.            ##¶¤¤§†«,.
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....«†¤¤¤¤ 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.              ##¶¤¤§†«,.
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.,«†§¤¤¶## 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. ¶¤¤††«««,.
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.,«†§¤¤¶¶#              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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