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^~,....... THIS BODY IS STRESSED  AND  I DON'T KNOW .......,~^
*^~,...... WHY! IT SEEMS TOO SLOW  FOR MY TASTE?  I ......,~^*
**^~,..... TRY  TO NUMB ITS  WILL  BUT IT ONLY GETS .....,~^**
§**^~,.... MORE  FRIGHTENED BY  ITS  OWN EXISTENCE. ....,~^**§
¶§**^~,... AT THIS  POINT  A LOT OF MY  SUBCONCIOUS ...,~^**§¶
#¶§**^~,..             IS JUST SCREAMS.             ..,~^**§¶#
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#¶§**^~,.. I  PLAY WITH THE THOUGH OF SEDATING  IT, ..,~^**§¶#
¶§**^~,... BUT   DECIDE   THAT  IT  WILL   PROBABLY ...,~^**§¶
§**^~,....                 BACKFIRE.                ....,~^**§
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*^~,...... **   THERE   IS    NO    WAY   OUT    ** ......,~^*
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