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.....~*§*§           nothing is harmless            §*§*~.....
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........~* a dream is around  you, but also  inside *~........
.........~ you,  and usually  you don't  leave  the ~.........
..........              familiar modes.             ..........
..........     sometimes you are careless, but      ..........
.......... sometimes  the nightmare  comes to  you. ..........
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.......... it may shock  you.  it may  lure you in. ..........
.......... even  if  you are  afraid,  it's  likely ..........
..........      you're just dreaming normally.      ..........
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.......... a nightmare sinks  it's teeth in you.  a ..........
.........~      nightmare follows you back up.      ~.........
........~*         waking is not escaping.          *~........
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......~*§* it dissolves  or  it  lingers. maybe  it *§*~......
.....~*§*§          crawls away and hides.          §*§*~.....
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...~*§*§#@ or it could  be a parasite that has been @#§*§*~...
..~*§*§#@# growing inside  you, graceful enough not #@#§*§*~..
...~*§*§#@                 to kill.                 @#§*§*~...
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