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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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@@@@,@,,,@                                          ,@,,,@@@@,
,,,@@@,,@,            BIG HALLS, ARCADES,           @@,,@,,,@@
,,@,,@,@@@         FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.          ,@,@@,,@,@
,@@,@@@,,@                                          @@@,@,@@@@
@,@@,,@,@, 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.             ,,,,@@@@@@
@@@@@,@@@,                                          ,,,@,,,,,,
,,,,@@,,@, SOMETIMES I'M TOO  SLOW AND FAIL TO MAKE ,,@@,,,,,@
,,,@,@,@@@ THEM  DO  WHAT   I'M  INSTRUCTED  BEFORE ,@,@,,,,@@
,,@@@@@,,, TIME'S OUT, AND THEN THEY GET  PUNISHED. @@@@,,,@,@
,@,,,,@,,,                                          ,,,@,,@@@@
@@,,,@@,,, ONE OF THEM  GOT  HIS  VOCABULARY SHRUNK ,,@@,@,,,@
,@,,@,@,,@ DOWN TO ONLY  THE WORD HE FAILED TO  SAY ,@,@@@,,@,
@@,@@@@,@,     (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST      @@@,,@,@@,
,@@,,,@@@@            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            ,,@,@@@,@@
@,@,,@,,,@                                          ,@@@,,@@,@
@@@,@@,,@@ 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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