,,~:$*&#@#                                          #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,~$*&##                                          ##&*$~,,,,
,,,,,,,:*&                                          &*:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~$&                                          &$~~,,,,,,
,,~::$$$*#                                          #*$$$::~,,
,,~~~::$$&                  ,,$#$,,                 &$$::~~~,,
,,,~:::$$&             ,,:*#@####@#*:,,             &$$:::~,,,
,,~:$*&#@#         ,,,,,~*@ DREAMS @*~,,,,,         #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,~$*##             ,,:*#@####@#*:,,             ##*$~,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@#                  ,,$#$,,                 #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,,~~$&                                          &$~~,,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@#                    ,,,                   #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@@                 ,$&@#@&$,                @@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&###                   ,,,                    ###&*$:~,,
,,,,,~$$*#                                          #*$$~,,,,,
,,~:$&#@##         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ##@#&$:~,,
,,,,,~~:$&                                          &$:~~,,,,,
,,,,,,:*#@            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            @#*:,,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@@                                          @@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$$$&#@             ,,:*#@####@#*:,,             @#&$$$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@#                    ,~,                   #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,,~:*&                                          &*:~,,,,,,
,,,,,:*&&@                  A COST                  @&&*:,,,,,
,,~::::*&@                (ANECDOTE)                @&*::::~,,
,,~:$*&#@#                                          #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$***&@                    ,,                    @&***$:~,,
,,~:$*&###                                          ###&*$:~,,
,,,,,~$&&@ I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,  AND  FOR   A  SECOND @&&$~,,,,,
,,,,,,,~$& EVERYTHING IS  COMPLETELY  CALM AND DEAD &$~,,,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@# SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@# SLOWLY   START  TO  PIECE   TOGETHER  MY #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$&#@##        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ##@#&$:~,,
,,~:$*&##@                                          @##&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&### THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS  ME   AND  I  FEEL ###&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@@   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.    @@#&*$:~,,
,,,~~$$&&#                                          #&&$$~~,,,
,,~:::*&#@                    ,,                    @#&*:::~,,
,,~:$*&###                                          ###&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@@ THERE ARE CIRCLES AND CROSSES  INSCRIBED @@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@# ALL OVER MY  VISION, PRESSING  IN, BEING #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@# ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL  THEM SQUIRM, #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&###    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ###&*$:~,,
,,,,::$&&# GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND. IT'S  LIKE #&&$::,,,,
,,~:$*&### LANGUAGE,  SENTENCES I CAN'T HIDE  FROM, ###&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@@ FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED  IN MY MIND,  AND @@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&###           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ###&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@#                                          #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&### THEN  I REALIZE I  CAN'T  HEAR  ANYTHING ###&*$:~,,
,,,,,~$**&     BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE      &**$~,,,,,
,,,,,~$*##    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ##*$~,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@# RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST CAUSTIC  IN  IT'S #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@#         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&&&@                                          @&&&*$:~,,
,,,,,,,~$&                    ,,                    &$~,,,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@#                                          #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,~$*&# MY SURROUNDINGS  ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S #&*$~,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@#             ALMOST MOCKING.              #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,,~$&&                                          &&$~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~$$& I  FEEL  HELPLESS,  BUT I  MUST  TRY  TO &$$~,,,,,,
,,,,,:$$$& ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON  THE FLOOR SEARCHING &$$$:,,,,,
,,,,~$**## RELIEF, SUCH  IS MY NATURE.  TURNING THE ##**$~,,,,
,,,,,,~$*&     LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING    &*$~,,,,,,
,,,,,~$$&@  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  @&$$~,,,,,
,,,,,::*&& DOES NOTING...  BUT TIME  DOES  -  AFTER &&*::,,,,,
,,,,,:$&&#     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     #&&$:,,,,,
,,~:$*&&&# DOUBTING  ANYTHING OF  THIS  HAPPENED IN #&&&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@#             THE FIRST PLACE.             #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@@                                          @@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,,~$$& MY EYES ARE STILL  TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. &$$~,,,,,,
,,~:$*&#@# I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&&&#                                          #&&&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@#              BUT I'M TIRED.              #@#&*$:~,,
,,,,,,~:*#                                          #*:~,,,,,,
,,~:$***&&                     ,                    &&***$:~,,
,,~:$*&#@#                 ,,~:~,,                  #@#&*$:~,,
,,~:$$$*&#                    ,                     #&*$$$:~,,
,,~:$*&&#@                                          @#&&*$:~,,
,,~:$*&@## THIS CAN  HAPPEN IF  YOU WANDER TOO FAR, ##@&*$:~,,
,,,,,::*&& 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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,,~:$*&#@#                                          #@#&*$:~,,
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,,~:$***&#                                          #&***$:~,,