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§@^=~:....           nothing is harmless            ....:~=^@§
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#@§@^=~:..                                          ..:~=^@§@#
##@§@^=~:. a dream is  around you,  but also inside .:~=^@§@##
#@§@^=~:.. you, and usually  you  don't  leave  the ..:~=^@§@#
@§@^=~:...              familiar modes.             ...:~=^@§@
§@^=~:....      sometimes you are careless, but     ....:~=^@§
@^=~:..... sometimes  the  nightmare  comes to you. .....:~=^@
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=~:....... it may shock you.  it may lure  you  in. .......:~=
^=~:...... even  if  you are  afraid,  it's  likely ......:~=^
@^=~:.....      you're just dreaming normally.      .....:~=^@
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@§@^=~:... a nightmare  sinks it's teeth  in you. a ...:~=^@§@
#@§@^=~:..      nightmare follows you back up.      ..:~=^@§@#
##@§@^=~:.          waking is not escaping.         .:~=^@§@##
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@§@^=~:... it  dissolves  or  it  lingers. maybe it ...:~=^@§@
§@^=~:....          crawls away and hides.          ....:~=^@§
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^=~:...... or  it could be a parasite that has been ......:~=^
=~:....... growing inside you, graceful enough  not .......:~=
^=~:......                 to kill.                 ......:~=^
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