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¨:~*%$@¶##         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ##¶@$%*~:¨
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¨¨¨¨:~~%$@            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            @$%~~:¨¨¨¨
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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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