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........,~         ...,,~§@ DREAMS @§~,,...         ~,........
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........,~         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ~,........
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......,~;%            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            %;~,......
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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.        ..........
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.......... 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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