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,,,:-^†££@         internal visionary state         @££†^-:,,,
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,,,,,:-^†£            the spirit travels            £†^-:,,,,,
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,,,,:-^†££                  a cost                  ££†^-:,,,,
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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.             †^-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-^†£                                          £†^-:,,,,,
,,,,:-^†££ 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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