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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨%@%¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨,†*@######@*†,¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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~.   ¨¨¨¨,~†%*#
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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.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨,~†%*#
@#*%†~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~†%*#@
#@#*%†~,¨¨ 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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*%†~,¨¨¨¨¨ 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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