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.:-:†%@### SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ###@%†:-:.
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.:-:†%@### ALL OVER MY VISION,  PRESSING IN,  BEING ###@%†:-:.
.:-:†%@### ALMOST HOSTILE. I  CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ###@%†:-:.
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.:-:†%@### ESCAPE. TO  CRAWL ON THE FLOOR SEARCHING ###@%†:-:.
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.:-:†††%@@ I  GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T BE  SO  RECKLESS @@%†††:-:.
.:-::†††%#              WHEN DREAMING?              #%†††::-:.
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