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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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