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@&&$§§†~.,         ,,,..~$# DREAMS #$~..,,,         ,.~†§§$&&@
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@@@&$§†~.,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,.~†§$&@@@
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&§§†~,,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,,,,,~†§§&
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&$§†.,,,,,                  A COST                  ,,,,,.†§$&
@&§§§†.,,,                (ANECDOTE)                ,,,.†§§§&@
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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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