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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. #§†††~..¨¨
¨.~:†$§###                                          ###§$†:~.¨
¨..~~††$§# it  may shock  you. it may  lure you in. #§$††~~..¨
¨.~:$§#### even  if you  are  afraid,  it's  likely ####§$:~.¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§      you're just dreaming normally.      §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†$$§                                          §$$†~.¨¨¨¨
¨.~:†$§### a  nightmare sinks it's teeth  in you. a ###§$†:~.¨
¨.:†$§####      nightmare follows you back up.      ####§$†:.¨
¨¨..~:$$§#         waking is not escaping.          #§$$:~..¨¨
¨.~:†$$$##                                          ##$$$†:~.¨
¨.~:†$§### it  dissolves  or it  lingers. maybe  it ###§$†:~.¨
¨.~:::††§#          crawls away and hides.          #§††:::~.¨
¨.~:†$§###                                          ###§$†:~.¨
¨.~:†$§### or it could be a parasite that  has been ###§$†:~.¨
¨.~:†$§### growing inside you, graceful  enough not ###§$†:~.¨
¨¨¨¨.:†$##                 to kill.                 ##$†:.¨¨¨¨
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