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~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨,,~%# DREAMS #%~,,¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
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#@#%=†~,¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨,~†=%#@#
@#%=†~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~†=%#@
#%=†~,¨¨¨¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨¨¨¨,~†=%#
%=†~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~†=%
=†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨,†%@######@%†,¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†=
†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨~¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  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.              ¨¨¨¨,~†=%#
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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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