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¨~«:*$§#@# EVERYTHING IS  COMPLETELY CALM  AND DEAD #@#§$*:«~¨
¨~«:*§#@## SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ##@#§*:«~¨
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¨~«:*$#@##        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ##@#$*:«~¨
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¨~«:*$§#@# THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS  ME   AND  I  FEEL #@#§$*:«~¨
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¨~«:*$§@## ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM  SQUIRM, ##@§$*:«~¨
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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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¨¨¨¨~««*$§     BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE      §$*««~¨¨¨¨
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¨«:*$§#@##              ALMOST MOCKING.             ##@#§$*:«¨
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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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¨~«:*$§#@# I GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE  SO  RECKLESS #@#§$*:«~¨
¨~«:*$§@##              WHEN DREAMING?              ##@§$*:«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:*$# I  IMAGINE A PRICK ON THE  NOSE,  THAT'S #$*:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«:*$§#@# WHAT THESE  ARE. LIKE  YOU DO WITH A CAT #@#§$*:«~¨
~«:*$§#@## WHO COMES  TO CLOSE TO YOUR  SANDWICH... ##@#§$*:«~
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