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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.        ,,«/%%§¶##
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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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