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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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