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##&&^««...             .,^&########&^,.             ...««^&&##
###@&^^«,.         ...,,«&# dreams #&«,,...         .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.             .,^&########&^,.             .,«^^&@###
####&^^«,.                  ..^#^..                 .,«^^&####
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####@^^«,.                    .,.                   .,«^^@####
###@&^^«,.                .^@###@^.                 .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.                    .,.                   .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.                                          .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.         internal visionary state         .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.                                          .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.            the spirit travels            .,«^^&@###
###@&^^«,.                                          .,«^^&@###
#@@@&^^«,.             .,^&########&^,.             .,«^^&@@@#
###@&^^«,.                   .«.                    .,«^^&@###
@&^«......                                          ......«^&@
###@&^^«,.                  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.         .,«^^&@###
@&^«,,,...                                          ...,,,«^&@
###@&^^«,.                    ,,                    .,«^^&@###
#&^^,.....                                          .....,^^&#
###@&^^«,. 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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#@&^««,,..                 ,,«^«,,                  ..,,««^&@#
@&^«,.....                    .                     .....,«^&@
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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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@^^,......                                          ......,^^@
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