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##§£§=~^..        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ..^~=§£§##
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£§=~^.....   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.    .....^~=§£
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.......... 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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^.........              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 ....^~=§£§
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§£§=~^.... I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO   MAKE. ....^~=§£§
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~^........ THIS CAN HAPPEN  IF YOU WANDER TOO  FAR, ........^~
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§=~^......              WHEN DREAMING?              ......^~=§
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§£§=~^.... WHAT THESE ARE.  LIKE YOU DO WITH  A CAT ....^~=§£§
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