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.~«/$¤§@@@ I FALL ASLEEP IN THE  WRONG  THROAT  AND @@@§¤$/«~.
.~«/$¤§@@@ IS NOT SO  MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED @@@§¤$/«~.
...~«/$§§@         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         @§§$/«~...
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..~~«$$$§@ ........~~~~~~««/$¤§§¤$/««~~~~~~........ @§$$$«~~..
.~«/$¤§@@@ ~~~~~«««««///$$¤¤¤§@@§¤¤¤$$///«««««~~~~~ @@@§¤$/«~.
.~«/$¤§§@@ ........~~~~~~««/$¤§§¤$/««~~~~~~........ @@§§¤$/«~.
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......~/¤@            BIG HALLS, ARCADES,           @¤/~......
.~«/$¤§@@#         FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.          #@@§¤$/«~.
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....~««$§@ I GET  INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR WHAT I @§$««~....
.~«/$§@@## MUST IMAGINE THEM DOING OR SAYING.  THEY ##@@§$/«~.
.~«/$¤§@@@ HAVE  SOME  AGENCY,  BUT  NOT  WHILE I'M @@@§¤$/«~.
.....~/$§@   LOOKING. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEAMED   @§$/~.....
.~«/$¤§@@@ INTO MY  MIND,  SPOKEN  FROM A  GOD,  OR @@@§¤$/«~.
...««««$¤§             FALSE DEMIURGE.              §¤$««««...
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......««$§ SOMETIMES I'M TOO SLOW AND FAIL  TO MAKE §$««......
.~«/$¤§@@# THEM  DO  WHAT  I'M  INSTRUCTED   BEFORE #@@§¤$/«~.
.~«/$¤§@@# TIME'S OUT, AND THEN THEY  GET PUNISHED. #@@§¤$/«~.
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.....~/¤§§ ONE OF  THEM  GOT HIS VOCABULARY  SHRUNK §§¤/~.....
...~//¤§@@ DOWN TO ONLY THE WORD HE  FAILED  TO SAY @@§¤//~...
.~«/$$$§§@     (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST      @§§$$$/«~.
.~«/$¤§@@#            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            #@@§¤$/«~.
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.~«/$¤§§@@ IT    ALL   WAS   VERY   STRESSFUL   AND @@§§¤$/«~.
.~«/$¤§§@@ REPULSIVE.  IT FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE, OR @@§§¤$/«~.
.~«/$¤§@@#               FEVER DREAM.               #@@§¤$/«~.
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.~«/$¤§@@# I   HAVEN'T   TRIED   TO   SLEEP   SINCE #@@§¤$/«~.
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