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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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