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,,,.~==*£@         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         @£*==~.,,,
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,,,,,.~==*            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            *==~.,,,,,
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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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