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,,&,,&,&&&         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,,&,&,&&,
,&&,&&&,,,                                          ,,&&&&&,&,
&,&&,,&,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,&,,,,&&&,
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&,,,&&&,&&                    ,-,                   &&,&,&&&,,
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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.        ,&&,&,&&,&
,&,,&&&&&&                                          &,&&&&,&&&
&&,&,,,,,& 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.        &,,,,,&,,,
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&&&&,&&,&&                    ,,                    &,,,&,&,,&
,,,&&,&&,,                                          &,,&&&&,&,
,,&,&&,&,& 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.              &&&&,,,,&,
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,,,,,&&,&,                 ,,-*-,,                  ,&,&,&&,&,
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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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