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####&=†~..         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ..~†=&####
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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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###&=†~... 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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