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,,,«†*§###         ,,,,,«§@ DREAMS @§«,,,,,         ###§*†«,,,
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,,,,,,,,,«         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         «,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,                  A COST                  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«                (ANECDOTE)                «,,,,,,,,,
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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.        ###§*†«,,,
,,,,«†*§##                                          ##§*†«,,,,
,,,,,«†*§# 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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