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,&,&&&,,&&         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         &,,&&&,&&,
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,,&,&&&&&,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            &&&,&,&&&&
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,&&&&&,,,,                  A COST                  &&&&&,,&&,
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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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,,&,,,,,&&                    ,,                    ,,&&,,,&,,
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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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&,&&&&&,,,                                          ,,,,,&&,,,
&&,,,,&,,, 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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,&,&&&,,&& 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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