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##@§%%\-^¨ OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION. ¨^-\%%§@##
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§§%\----^¨ REMEMBER (RIGHT). ¨^----\%§§
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL ¨^-\%%§¶@#
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ¨^-\%%§¶@#
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE ¨^-\%%§¶@#
§%\-¨¨¨¨¨¨ COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL ¨¨¨¨¨¨-\%§
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM ¨^-\%%§¶@#
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ OF REALITY, AND SUDDENLY IT'S NOT ¨^-\%%§¶@#
#@¶§%%\-^¨ IMPORTANT THAT I LIE IN MY BED, THE ¨^-\%%§¶@#
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH ¨^-\%%§¶@#
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#@¶§%%\-^¨ SURROUND MYSELF WITH. ¨^-\%%§¶@#
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