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,,,,,~~:*§         ,,,..~§@ DREAMS @§~..,,,         §*:~~,,,,,
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,.~:*§§§§#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #§§§§*:~.,
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,,,,,~:*§§            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            §§*:~,,,,,
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,.~:*§§#@#                  A COST                  #@#§§*:~.,
,,,,.::**§                (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.        @#§§:.,,,,
,.~:*§#@##                                          ##@#§*:~.,
,,,.~~~**§ THEN  THE  FEAR   HITS  ME  AND  I  FEEL §**~~~.,,,
,.~:*§§###   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.    ###§§*:~.,
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,.~:*§§§§#                    ,,                    #§§§§*:~.,
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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.             ##@#§§*~.,
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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.             §§***:.,,,
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,.~:*§§### 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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