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###§@%/»^¨           nothing is harmless            ¨^»/%@§###
##@//^¨¨¨¨           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§            ¨¨¨¨^//@##
####@%/»^¨                                          ¨^»/%@####
###§@%/»^¨ 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. ¨^»/%@§###
###§@%/»^¨                                          ¨^»/%@§###
###§@%/»^¨ it  may shock you.  it may  lure you in. ¨^»/%@§###
###§@%/»^¨ even if  you  are  afraid,  it's  likely ¨^»/%@§###
§%%%/»»¨¨¨      you're just dreaming normally.      ¨¨¨»»/%%%§
###§@%/»^¨                                          ¨^»/%@§###
#§§@%//»^¨ a nightmare sinks it's teeth in  you.  a ¨^»//%@§§#
#§§§@%/»^¨      nightmare follows you back up.      ¨^»/%@§§§#
§%%/^^^^¨¨          waking is not escaping.         ¨¨^^^^/%%§
§§§@///»^¨                                          ¨^»///@§§§
#@%»»»^¨¨¨ it  dissolves or  it  lingers. maybe  it ¨¨¨^»»»%@#
###§@%/»^¨          crawls away and hides.          ¨^»/%@§###
###§@%/»^¨                                          ¨^»/%@§###
###§@%/»^¨ or  it could be a parasite that has been ¨^»/%@§###
§§§§@%/»^¨ growing inside  you, graceful enough not ¨^»/%@§§§§
###§@%/»^¨                 to kill.                 ¨^»/%@§###
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