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,:~†$%@@@@             ,:†%@######@%†:,             @@@@%$†~:,
,,,,::†%@#         ,,,::~%# DREAMS #%~::,,,         #@%†::,,,,
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,:~†$%@@@#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #@@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@##                                          ##@@%$†~:,
,,,,,:~$$@            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            @$$~:,,,,,
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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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,,::~†$%%@                    ,,                    @%%$†~::,,
,:~†$%@@##                                          ##@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@### THERE  ARE CIRCLES AND CROSSES INSCRIBED ###@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@## ALL OVER MY VISION,  PRESSING  IN, BEING ##@@%$†~:,
,,:::†††$@ ALMOST  HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, @$†††:::,,
,,:~~††$$@    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     @$$††~~:,,
,,,,,:†$$@ GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND.  IT'S LIKE @$$†:,,,,,
,:~†$%@### LANGUAGE,  SENTENCES I CAN'T  HIDE FROM, ###@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@## FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED  IN MY MIND,  AND ##@@%$†~:,
,,,:††%@@@            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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,:~†$%@@##                    ::                    ##@@%$†~:,
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,,,,,~~$@# MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY  CALM. IT'S #@$~~,,,,,
,:~†$%@@##             ALMOST MOCKING.              ##@@%$†~:,
,:~$%@@###                                          ###@@%$~:,
,,,,,,:~$@ I  FEEL  HELPLESS,  BUT  I  MUST  TRY TO @$~:,,,,,,
,,,,:†$@@@ ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE FLOOR  SEARCHING @@@$†:,,,,
,:~†$%@@## RELIEF,  SUCH IS MY NATURE. TURNING  THE ##@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@##    LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING     ##@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@@#  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  #@@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@@@ DOES NOTING... BUT  TIME  DOES  -  AFTER @@@@%$†~:,
,,::~†$$@@     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     @@$$†~::,,
,,,,,~†$@# DOUBTING  ANYTHING OF THIS  HAPPENED  IN #@$†~,,,,,
,:~†$%@@##             THE FIRST PLACE.             ##@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@##                                          ##@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@@@ MY EYES ARE  STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. @@@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@### I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ###@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@##                                          ##@@%$†~:,
,:~†$%@@##              BUT I'M TIRED.              ##@@%$†~:,
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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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,:~†$$$$@#                                          #@$$$$†~:,
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