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