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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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