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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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