,,,,,«†$&&                                          &&$†«,,,,,
,,,,«†$&&@                                          @&&$†«,,,,
,,,«†$&&@#                                          #@&&$†«,,,
,,«†$&&@##                                          ##@&&$†«,,
,,,«†$&&@#                                          #@&&$†«,,,
,,,,«†$&&@                  ,,$@$,,                 @&&$†«,,,,
,,,,,«†$&&             ,,†&@######@&†,,             &&$†«,,,,,
,,,,,,«†$&         ,,,,,«&# DREAMS #&«,,,,,         &$†«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«†$             ,,†&@######@&†,,             $†«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«†$&                 ,,$@$,,                  &$†«,,,,,,
,,,,,«†$&&                                          &&$†«,,,,,
,,,,«†$&&@                    ,,,                   @&&$†«,,,,
,,,«†$&&@#                 ,$&###&$,                #@&&$†«,,,
,,«†$&&@##                    ,,,                   ##@&&$†«,,
,,,«†$&&@#                                          #@&&$†«,,,
,,,,«†$&&@         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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