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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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