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,,,&&&&&&&         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,&,,,&&&,
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&,,&&,,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            &,&,&,&&,&
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&&&,,,,&,&                  A COST                  ,,,,,,,&,,
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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.        &&,&&,,&&,
&&,&&&,,&&                                          ,,&&,&,&,&
,,&&,,&,&, 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.              &&&&&,&&,,
&,,&,&&,,,                                          &,,,,&&,&,
&&,&&&,&,, 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. ,&&,,&&,&&
,&,,,&&,,&                                          &&,&,&,&&,
,&&,,&,&,&              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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