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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 #@$%^«-...
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.........- ALL OVER MY  VISION,  PRESSING IN, BEING -.........
.......... ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN  FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ..........
.........-    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     -.........
........-« GRINDING TRENCHES  IN MY MIND. IT'S LIKE «-........
.......-«^ LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I  CAN'T  HIDE FROM, ^«-.......
......-«^% FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED  IN MY MIND,  AND %^«-......
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.........- ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE FLOOR  SEARCHING -.........
........-« RELIEF,  SUCH IS MY NATURE. TURNING  THE «-........
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....-«^%$@     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     @$%^«-....
...-«^%$@# DOUBTING  ANYTHING OF  THIS HAPPENED  IN #@$%^«-...
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........-« I GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE  SO  RECKLESS «-........
.......-«^              WHEN DREAMING?              ^«-.......
......-«^% I IMAGINE  A  PRICK ON THE  NOSE, THAT'S %^«-......
.....-«^%$ WHAT  THESE ARE. LIKE YOU DO  WITH A CAT $%^«-.....
....-«^%$@ WHO COMES TO CLOSE  TO YOUR  SANDWICH... @$%^«-....
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