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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, .:~/%¤@###
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#@¤%/~~... 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 ...:~/%¤@#
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####¤%/~:.    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    .:~/%¤####
###@¤%/~:. RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC IN  IT'S .:~/%¤@###
###@¤%/~:.         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        .:~/%¤@###
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###@¤%/~:. ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE  FLOOR SEARCHING .:~/%¤@###
@¤/~~:.... RELIEF,  SUCH  IS MY NATURE. TURNING THE ....:~~/¤@
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###@¤%/~:.     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     .:~/%¤@###
###@¤%/~:. DOUBTING  ANYTHING  OF THIS  HAPPENED IN .:~/%¤@###
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###@¤%/~:. I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO   MAKE. .:~/%¤@###
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###@¤%/~:. 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 .:~/%¤@###
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