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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.        #@@§*%;«^.
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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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.^«;%*§@@#                    ^^                    #@@§*%;«^.
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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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