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####%*:=-¨ everything is completely calm and dead ¨-=:*%####
####%*:=-¨ silent. it's dark, and warm, and i ¨-=:*%####
####%*:=-¨ slowly start to piece together my ¨-=:*%####
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####%*:=-¨ almost hostile. i can feel them squirm, ¨-=:*%####
####%*:=-¨ their internal logic changing and ¨-=:*%####
#%%%%*:=-¨ grinding trenches in my mind. it's like ¨-=:*%%%%#
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####%*:=-¨ already, droning everything out, a ¨-=:*%####
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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 ¨-=:*%####
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