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.^^^««==§#         ...^^«¤# DREAMS #¤«^^...         #§==««^^^.
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..^^^«==§#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #§==«^^^..
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.^«==¤§###            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ###§¤==«^.
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.^«====¤§#                  A COST                  #§¤====«^.
.^«==¤§###                (ANECDOTE)                ###§¤==«^.
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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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