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....,~/^¤§         ...,,~¤# DREAMS #¤~,,...         §¤^/~,....
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..,~/^¤§@#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #@§¤^/~,..
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..,~/^¤§@#            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            #@§¤^/~,..
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.,~/^¤§@##                  A COST                  ##@§¤^/~,.
..,~/^¤§@#                (ANECDOTE)                #@§¤^/~,..
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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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