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#@#&%†=:¨¨         ¨¨¨::=%@ DREAMS @%=::¨¨¨         ¨¨:=†%&#@#
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†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ¨†&@#@&†¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨:¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨:\%#@####@#%\:¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨=¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  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=.   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#&%†=:¨¨¨¨                    ::                    ¨¨¨¨:=†%&#
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%†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY  SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ALMOST MOCKING.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†
%†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†%
&%†=:¨¨¨¨¨ 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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