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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 ...^~^**@#
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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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