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&&,&,&,&,&                  ,,†@†,,                 ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&             ,~†$@######@$†~,             ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&         ,,,~~~$# DREAMS #$~~~,,,         ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&             ,~†$@######@$†~,             ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                  ,,†@†,,                 ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                    ,~,                   ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                 ,†&###&†,                ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                   ,~,                    ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&             ,~†$@######@$†~,             ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                    ,~,                   ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                  A COST                  ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                (ANECDOTE)                ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                    ~~                    ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,& 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.        ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,& THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS  ME  AND   I  FEEL ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.    ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                    ,,                    ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,& 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.            ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,& 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.        ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                    ~~                    ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,& MY SURROUNDINGS  ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&             ALMOST MOCKING.              ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,& 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.             ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,& MY EYES  ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,& I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&              BUT I'M TIRED.              ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                     ,                    ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                  ~~~†~~~                 ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                     ,                    ,&,&&,&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,& 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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