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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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&,&,,,,,,& 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.           &&,&,,&,,&
&&&,&&,&&&                                          ,,&&&,&&,&
,,,&&,&&,, 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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,,,,,,,,,,                    ^^                    ,&,,&,,&&,
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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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,&&,,&,,,,                  ^^»/»^^                 ,,,&&&&,,&
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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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