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........~† SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I †~........
.......~†% SLOWLY   START   TO  PIECE  TOGETHER  MY %†~.......
......~†%¤        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ¤%†~......
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.......~†% 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, ¤%†~......
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.......~†% I  GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE SO  RECKLESS %†~.......
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