,,,,,~:*&&                                          &&*:~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*&#                                          #&*~,,,,,,
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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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