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,,,~\†&&¶#         ,,,,,~&# DREAMS #&~,,,,,         #¶&&†\~,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~\†            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            †\~,,,,,,,
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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.            ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,~\†&&¶#                    ,,                    #¶&&†\~,,,
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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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