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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.        ..........
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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.             .....~«\^*
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#@*^\«~... 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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