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,,,,,,,,,,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:«**                  A COST                  **«:,,,,,,
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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.        $**«:,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:«* THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS  ME  AND   I  FEEL *«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:«    ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS «WRONG«.   «:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THERE ARE CIRCLES  AND CROSSES INSCRIBED ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ALL OVER MY  VISION, PRESSING IN,  BEING ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ALMOST  HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, GRINDING TRENCHES IN  MY MIND. IT'S LIKE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: LANGUAGE,  SENTENCES I  CAN'T HIDE FROM, :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« FORCEFULLY  TRANSCRIBED IN MY MIND,  AND «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:«*           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            *«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«**                                          **«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«**$ 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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