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..........            nothing is harmless           ..........
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.......... a  dream  is around you, but also inside ..........
.........: you, and  usually you  don't  leave  the :.........
........:~              familiar modes.             ~:........
.......:~/     sometimes you are careless, but      /~:.......
......:~/† sometimes the  nightmare  comes to  you. †/~:......
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....:~/†¤& it  may shock  you. it  may lure you in. &¤†/~:....
...:~/†¤&¶ even  if  you  are  afraid, it's  likely ¶&¤†/~:...
..:~/†¤&¶#      you're just dreaming normally.      #¶&¤†/~:..
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..:~/†¤&¶# a nightmare sinks  it's teeth in  you. a #¶&¤†/~:..
...:~/†¤&¶      nightmare follows you back up.      ¶&¤†/~:...
....:~/†¤&         waking is not escaping.          &¤†/~:....
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......:~/† it  dissolves or  it  lingers.  maybe it †/~:......
.......:~/          crawls away and hides.          /~:.......
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.........: or it could be a  parasite that has been :.........
.......... growing inside you,  graceful enough not ..........
..........                 to kill.                 ..........
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