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........-~ 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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.......-~†    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     †~-.......
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.........- LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I CAN'T  HIDE  FROM, -.........
.......... FORCEFULLY  TRANSCRIBED IN MY  MIND, AND ..........
..........           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ..........
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..........             THE FIRST PLACE.             ..........
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.......... MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH,  SCARED. ..........
.......... I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO   MAKE. ..........
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