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,.~\%%&@@# #@@&%%\~.,
,,..~%%&@@ INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE @@&%%~..,,
,.~~~~\%%@ @%%\~~~~.,
,.~\%%&@## THE SPIRIT TRAVELS ##@&%%\~.,
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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. &%\\.,,,,,
,.~\%%&@@@ @@@&%%\~.,
,,....~%%& 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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