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.:~^†¤¤#@#             .:^¤#@####@#¤^:.             #@#¤¤†^~:.
.:~^†¤¤#@#         ...::~¤@ DREAMS @¤~::...         #@#¤¤†^~:.
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.:~^†¤¤#@#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #@#¤¤†^~:.
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...:~~^¤¤#            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            #¤¤^~~:...
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.:~^†¤¤¤¤@                (ANECDOTE)                @¤¤¤¤†^~:.
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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.        ##@¤¤†^~:.
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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 ###¤¤†^~:.
.:~^†¤¤#@# LANGUAGE,  SENTENCES  I CAN'T HIDE FROM, #@#¤¤†^~:.
..::^†¤¤¤¤ FORCEFULLY  TRANSCRIBED IN MY MIND,  AND ¤¤¤¤†^::..
.....:~†¤¤           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ¤¤†~:.....
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.:~~~††¤¤# 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.              @¤¤^:.....
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.:~^†¤¤#@# 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. ¤¤†^~.....
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.:~^†¤¤¤¤#              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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