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£@%†*~:...         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ...:~*†%@£
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#@£@%†*~:.            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            .:~*†%@£@#
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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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