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,,,&,,&,,,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,&&,,&&&&,
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&,,&,&&,&,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            &,&&&&&,,&
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,,,,&,,,,,                  A COST                  ,&,,&&&&,&
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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.        ,&&&&,,&,,
,,&&&,,,,&                                          &&,,,&,&&,
,,&,,&,,,& THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS  ME  AND   I  FEEL ,,&,,&&&,&
&,&&,&&,,&    ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.   ,,&&,&,,&&
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,&,&&,&&&&                    ,,                    ,,&&&,,&&&
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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.           ,&,,,,,&&,
,&,&,,&&&,                                          &&&,,,,&,&
&&&&&,&,,& 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.              ,&,,,&,&&,
,&,&,,&,&&                                          ,&&,,&&&,&
&&&&&,&&&, 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.             &,&&,&,&,,
&&&&&&,,,&                                          &&&,&&&&&,
&,,,,,&,,& MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH,  SCARED. &,,&&,,,,&
,&,,,,&&,& I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. &&,&,&,,,&
&&&,,,&,&&                                          ,,&&&&&,,&
,,,&,,&&&,              BUT I'M TIRED.              ,,&,,,,&,&
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,&&&&&,,&&                 ..~=~..                  &,,&&&,&&,
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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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