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¨¨¨¨¨^~/%%        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        %%/~^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/ THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS   ME  AND  I  FEEL /~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALMOST  HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/ LANGUAGE,  SENTENCES  I CAN'T HIDE FROM, /~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/% FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY  MIND,  AND %/~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~/%%            DOING DAMAGE THERE.           %%/~^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~             ALMOST MOCKING.              ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I  FEEL HELPLESS,  BUT  I  MUST  TRY  TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ DOES  NOTING...  BUT  TIME  DOES - AFTER ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ I  GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE SO  RECKLESS ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^              WHEN DREAMING?              ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHAT  THESE ARE. LIKE YOU DO WITH A  CAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHO  COMES TO CLOSE  TO YOUR SANDWICH... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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