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.,=:%%&@## I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,   AND  FOR  A  SECOND ##@&%%:=,.
.,=:%%&@## EVERYTHING  IS COMPLETELY CALM  AND DEAD ##@&%%:=,.
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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 ##@&%%:=,.
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.,=:%%&@## DOUBTING ANYTHING  OF  THIS  HAPPENED IN ##@&%%:=,.
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.,=:%%&@## MY EYES ARE  STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ##@&%%:=,.
.,=:%%&@@# I   DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. #@@&%%:=,.
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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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