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¨¨¨&&&&&&&                                          ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
&&¨¨&&&&&&                                          &&&&¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨&&&&&                                          &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨&&&& I FALL  ASLEEP IN  THE  WRONG THROAT AND &&¨¨&&&&&¨
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ IS  NOT SO MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED &¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         ¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨
&¨¨&&¨¨&&&                                          &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&           ¨,~**¤&@####@&¤**~,¨           ¨¨&&&&&¨¨&
¨&&&&&&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,,,,,,~~**¤&&¤**~~,,,,,,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,~~~~~*****¤¤¤&@@&¤¤¤*****~~~~~,,,,, &&¨¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,,,,,,~~**¤&&¤**~~,,,,,,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           ¨,~**¤&@####@&¤**~,¨           ¨¨&&&&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&&&&&                                          ¨¨¨&&&¨¨&¨
&&¨¨&&&&&&            BIG HALLS, ARCADES,           &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&&&&¨          FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.         &¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
&&&&¨¨&&¨¨                                          ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& I  GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR WHAT I &¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ MUST IMAGINE THEM  DOING OR SAYING. THEY ¨¨¨¨¨&&&&&
¨&&¨¨&&¨¨& HAVE  SOME  AGENCY, BUT  NOT  WHILE  I'M &&&&¨¨&&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   LOOKING. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEAMED   &&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&&&&&&&&&& INTO  MY  MIND, SPOKEN  FROM  A  GOD, OR &&¨¨&&¨¨¨&
&&&&&&&&&&              FALSE DEMIURGE.             &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨&&&&&&&&¨                                          ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&&&&¨¨ SOMETIMES I'M TOO SLOW AND  FAIL TO MAKE ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ THEM  DO  WHAT  I'M  INSTRUCTED   BEFORE &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&&¨¨&&¨¨&& TIME'S OUT, AND THEN THEY GET  PUNISHED. &¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&&&&&&&& ONE OF THEM GOT  HIS  VOCABULARY  SHRUNK ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&&&&&&&¨ DOWN  TO ONLY THE  WORD HE FAILED TO SAY ¨¨¨¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&&&&&&¨¨     (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST      &&&¨¨&&&¨¨
&¨¨&&&&¨¨¨            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            &&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&&                                          ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& IT   ALL   WAS   VERY   STRESSFUL    AND &&¨¨¨¨&&&&
&&¨¨&&&&¨¨ REPULSIVE. IT FELT LIKE  A NIGHTMARE, OR ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&               FEVER DREAM.               &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          &¨¨&&&&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨&&&&& I   HAVEN'T   TRIED   TO   SLEEP   SINCE ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨
&&&&¨¨&&&&                                          ¨&&¨¨¨¨&&&
&&&¨¨¨¨&&&                                          ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&&
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