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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨†#†¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨,^%########%^,¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨¨¨,,~%# DREAMS #%~,,¨¨¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨,^%########%^,¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨†#†¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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#%†^~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~^†%#
##%†^~,¨¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨¨,~^†%##
###%†^~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~^†%###
####%†^~,¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨,~^†%####
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#%†^~,¨¨¨¨                   ¨~¨                    ¨¨¨¨,~^†%#
%†^~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~^†%
†^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                  A COST                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^†
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                (ANECDOTE)                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ,,                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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~.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
†^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^†
%†^~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~^†%
#%†^~,¨¨¨¨ 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.            ¨¨¨¨¨,~^†%
†^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^†
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ,,                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY SURROUNDINGS ARE  ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ALMOST MOCKING.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨,~^†%###
##%†^~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~^†%##
#%†^~,¨¨¨¨ MY  EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ¨¨¨¨,~^†%#
%†^~,¨¨¨¨¨ I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT   TO    MAKE. ¨¨¨¨¨,~^†%
†^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^†
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              BUT I'M TIRED.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ,,~^~,,                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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