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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.        ,,~/^%####
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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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