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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.         £§\«~.....
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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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