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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨~¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY EYES ARE STILL  TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT   TO    MAKE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              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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