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~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨..~%# DREAMS #%~..¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
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#@§%=*~.¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨.~*=%§@#
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§%=*~.¨¨¨¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨¨¨¨.~*=%§
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*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨~¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
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*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  A COST                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
=*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                (ANECDOTE)                ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*=
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§%=*~.¨¨¨¨                    ..                    ¨¨¨¨.~*=%§
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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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#@§%=*~.¨¨ 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. ¨¨.~*=%§@#
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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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