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..^=\§§£@#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #@£§§\=^..
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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.              @£§§\=^...
..^=\§§£@#                                          #@£§§\=^..
.^=\§§£@## 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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