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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.              ###$*«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«*$##                                          ##$*«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«*$#                     ¨                    #$*«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*$                  ,,«†«,,                 $*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*                    ¨                     *«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, this  can  happen if you wander too far, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ i  guess?  i  shouldn't be  so  reckless ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              when dreaming?              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ i imagine a  prick on the  nose,  that's ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ what these are.  like  you do with a cat ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ who comes to  close to  your sandwich... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*                                          *«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*$                                          $*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«*$#                                          #$*«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«*$##                                          ##$*«,¨¨¨¨