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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.        &,,&,,&&&,
,&&&&,&&&,                                          &,&&,&,,&&
&,,,&&,,&, 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.           ,&,&&,&,,&
&&&&&&&&&&                                          &&&,&&&,&,
,,,,,,,,,& 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.             &,&&,&,,&,
&&,,,&,&,&                                          &&,&&&,&&,
,&,,&&&&&& MY  EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ,&&,,&&,&&
&&,&,,,,,, I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO   MAKE. &,&,&,&&,&
,&&&,,,,,&                                          &&&&&&,&&,
&,,&,,,,&&              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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