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...~«§&&¶#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #¶&&§«~...
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.~«§&&¶###            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ###¶&&§«~.
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......~«§&                  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«.   ##¶&&§«~..
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......~«§& 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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.......~«§ MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY  CALM. IT'S §«~.......
........~«             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 ###¶&&§«~.
..~«§&&¶##             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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.......~«§              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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