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^\=^¨¨¨¨¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=\^
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=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
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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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