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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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