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,~«†$#¶@##         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ##@¶#$†«~,
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,,,~;;;†$¶            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¶$†;;;~,,,
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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.             #†««~~,,,,
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,~«;†$#¶@# I  FEEL  HELPLESS, BUT  I  MUST  TRY  TO #@¶#$†;«~,
,~«««;†$## ESCAPE. TO CRAWL  ON THE FLOOR SEARCHING ##$†;«««~,
,~«;†$#¶@# RELIEF, SUCH  IS MY NATURE. TURNING  THE #@¶#$†;«~,
,~«;†$###@    LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING     @###$†;«~,
,~«;†$¶@##  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  ##@¶$†;«~,
,,,,«;†##@ 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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