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.,,,,,,,,,         internal visionary state         ,,,,,,,,,.
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/~.,,,,,,,            the spirit travels            ,,,,,,,.~/
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%/~.,,,,,, 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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