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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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##&$*~^,,, ALL OVER  MY VISION, PRESSING IN,  BEING ,,,^~*$&##
#&$*~^,,,, ALMOST HOSTILE.  I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ,,,,^~*$&#
&$*~^,,,,,    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ,,,,,^~*$&
$*~^,,,,,, GRINDING TRENCHES IN  MY MIND. IT'S LIKE ,,,,,,^~*$
*~^,,,,,,, LANGUAGE, SENTENCES  I CAN'T HIDE  FROM, ,,,,,,,^~*
$*~^,,,,,, FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY  MIND,  AND ,,,,,,^~*$
&$*~^,,,,,           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ,,,,,^~*$&
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##&$*~^,,, THEN  I  REALIZE I  CAN'T  HEAR ANYTHING ,,,^~*$&##
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###&$*~^,, RAPID MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC  IN  IT'S ,,^~*$&###
##&$*~^,,,        PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.         ,,,^~*$&##
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*~^,,,,,,, MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY  CALM. IT'S ,,,,,,,^~*
$*~^,,,,,,             ALMOST MOCKING.              ,,,,,,^~*$
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#&$*~^,,,, I  FEEL  HELPLESS,  BUT  I MUST  TRY  TO ,,,,^~*$&#
##&$*~^,,, ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE  FLOOR SEARCHING ,,,^~*$&##
###&$*~^,, RELIEF,  SUCH IS MY NATURE. TURNING  THE ,,^~*$&###
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###&$*~^,,  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  ,,^~*$&###
##&$*~^,,, DOES NOTING...  BUT  TIME DOES  -  AFTER ,,,^~*$&##
#&$*~^,,,,     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     ,,,,^~*$&#
&$*~^,,,,, DOUBTING  ANYTHING  OF  THIS HAPPENED IN ,,,,,^~*$&
$*~^,,,,,,             THE FIRST PLACE.             ,,,,,,^~*$
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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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$*~^,,,,,, I  GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE  SO RECKLESS ,,,,,,^~*$
*~^,,,,,,,              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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