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&,,&,&,&,&                  ,,^#^,,                 ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&             ,.\*#@####@#*\.,             ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&         ,,,..~*@ DREAMS @*~..,,,         ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&             ,.\*#@####@#*\.,             ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                  ,,^#^,,                 ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                    ,.,                   ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                 ,^&@#@&^,                ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                   ,.,                    ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&             ,.\*#@####@#*\.,             ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                    ,~,                   ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                                          ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                  A COST                  ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                (ANECDOTE)                ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                    ..                    ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,& 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~.    ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                                          ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                    ,,                    ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                                          ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,& 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.        ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                    ..                    ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,& 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.              ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                     ,                    ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                 ..~\~..                  ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,&                     ,                    ,&&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&,&,&                                          ,,&,&,&,&,
&,,&,&,&,& 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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