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,,~:$¤§#@@                  ,,$#$,,                 @@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@#             ,,:¤#@####@#¤:,,             #@#§¤$:~,,
,,,,~~$¤§§         ,,,,,~¤@ DREAMS @¤~,,,,,         §§¤$~~,,,,
,,~:$¤§#@@             ,,:¤#@####@#¤:,,             @@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§###                  ,,$#$,,                 ###§¤$:~,,
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,,~:$¤§###                    ,,,                   ###§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@#                ,$§@#@§$,                 #@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤¤§#@                   ,,,                    @#§¤¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@#                                          #@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$$$$§@                                          @§$$$$:~,,
,,,~::¤§§@            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            @§§¤::~,,,
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,,,,,~$¤§#             ,,:¤#@####@#¤:,,             #§¤$~,,,,,
,,,,~~~$¤#                   ,~,                    #¤$~~~,,,,
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,,~:$¤§#@@                  A COST                  @@#§¤$:~,,
,,~$¤§#@##                (ANECDOTE)                ##@#§¤$~,,
,,~:$¤¤¤##                                          ##¤¤¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§@##                    ,,                    ##@§¤$:~,,
,,,,,,,~$§                                          §$~,,,,,,,
,,~:$¤§### I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,   AND  FOR  A  SECOND ###§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§### EVERYTHING  IS  COMPLETELY CALM AND DEAD ###§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§### SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ###§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@# SLOWLY   START  TO  PIECE  TOGETHER   MY #@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$§#@##        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ##@#§$:~,,
,,~::::$§§                                          §§$::::~,,
,,~:$¤§@## THEN  THE  FEAR   HITS  ME  AND  I  FEEL ##@§¤$:~,,
,,~:$§#@##   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.    ##@#§$:~,,
,,~:$¤§###                                          ###§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@#                    ,,                    #@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@#                                          #@#§¤$:~,,
,,,,::$¤§@ THERE ARE CIRCLES  AND CROSSES INSCRIBED @§¤$::,,,,
,,~:$¤§#@# ALL OVER  MY  VISION, PRESSING IN, BEING #@#§¤$:~,,
,,,,,,,:$§ ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM  SQUIRM, §$:,,,,,,,
,,~:$¤§§##    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ##§§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§@## GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY  MIND. IT'S LIKE ##@§¤$:~,,
,,~:$¤§#@@ LANGUAGE, SENTENCES  I  CAN'T HIDE FROM, @@#§¤$:~,,
,,~:$$$¤## 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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