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,,«:*$####                  ,,*#*,,                 ####$*:«,,
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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.        ##$*:«,,,,
,,,,,«:*$#                                          #$*:«,,,,,
,,,,,,«:*$ 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.             ###$*:«,,,
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,,,,,«:*$# MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH,  SCARED. #$*:«,,,,,
,,,,,,«:*$ I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. $*:«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«:*                                          *:«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«:              BUT I'M TIRED.              :«,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,«:*$                     ,                    $*:«,,,,,,
,,,,,«:*$#                 ,,«:«,,                  #$*:«,,,,,
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,,«:*$#### 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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