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##@&*†^=-. CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY. .-=^†*&@##
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##@&*†^=-. GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND. IT'S LIKE .-=^†*&@##
@*††=..... LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I CAN'T HIDE FROM, .....=††*@
&&&†^=.... FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY MIND, AND ....=^†&&&
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##@&*†^=-. PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY. .-=^†*&@##
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##@&*†^=-. MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. .-=^†*&@##
#&†===-... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE. ...-===†
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&&†^-..... I IMAGINE A PRICK ON THE NOSE, THAT'S .....-^†&&
##@&*†^=-. WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU DO WITH A CAT .-=^†*&@##
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