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,,,,,,,,,,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,,,,,,,,,,
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*^~,,,,,,,                  A COST                  ,,,,,,,~^*
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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~.    ,,,,,,,,,~
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,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,~^*
$*^~,,,,,, LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I CAN'T  HIDE  FROM, ,,,,,,~^*$
&$*^~,,,,, FORCEFULLY  TRANSCRIBED IN  MY MIND, AND ,,,,,~^*$&
@&$*^~,,,,            DOING DAMAGE THERE.           ,,,,~^*$&@
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##@&$*^~,, THEN  I  REALIZE  I CAN'T HEAR  ANYTHING ,,~^*$&@##
#@&$*^~,,,      BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE     ,,,~^*$&@#
@&$*^~,,,,    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ,,,,~^*$&@
&$*^~,,,,, RAPID MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC  IN  IT'S ,,,,,~^*$&
$*^~,,,,,,        PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.         ,,,,,,~^*$
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,,,,,,,,,, MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY  CALM. IT'S ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,             ALMOST MOCKING.              ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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  ,,,,,,,~^*
$*^~,,,,,, DOES  NOTING...  BUT  TIME DOES -  AFTER ,,,,,,~^*$
&$*^~,,,,,     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     ,,,,,~^*$&
@&$*^~,,,, DOUBTING  ANYTHING  OF THIS HAPPENED  IN ,,,,~^*$&@
#@&$*^~,,,             THE FIRST PLACE.             ,,,~^*$&@#
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#@&$*^~,,, MY EYES  ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ,,,~^*$&@#
@&$*^~,,,, I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ,,,,~^*$&@
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$*^~,,,,,,              BUT I'M TIRED.              ,,,,,,~^*$
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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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