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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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