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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 @@£§%;~,..
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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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