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&,&,&,&,&,                 ,,=#=,,                  ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,             ,~:%########%:~,             ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,         ,,,~~~%# DREAMS #%~~~,,,         ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,             ,~:%########%:~,             ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                 ,,=#=,,                  ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                   ,~,                    ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                 ,=&###&=,                ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                   ,~,                    ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,             ,~:%########%:~,             ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                    ,~,                   ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                  A COST                  ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                (ANECDOTE)                ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                    ~~                    ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&, 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~.    ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                    ,,                    ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&, 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.        ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                    ~~                    ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&, 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.              ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                     ,                    ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                  ~~~:~~~                 ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                     ,                    ,&,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&, 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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