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&*/,,.....         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         .....,,/*&
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¶&**///«,. EVERYTHING IS  COMPLETELY  CALM AND DEAD .,«///**&¶
##¶&**/«,. SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I .,«/**&¶##
#@¶&**/«,. SLOWLY  START   TO  PIECE  TOGETHER   MY .,«/**&¶@#
¶**/«.....        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        .....«/**¶
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&*/,,,.... THEN  THE  FEAR   HITS  ME  AND  I  FEEL ....,,,/*&
@¶*//,,...   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS «WRONG«.    ...,,//*¶@
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##@¶&*/«,. 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.           .,«/**&¶@#
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##¶&**/«,. THEN  I REALIZE  I CAN'T  HEAR  ANYTHING .,«/**&¶##
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##@¶**/«,.    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    .,«/**¶@##
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##@¶&**/«, MY SURROUNDINGS  ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ,«/**&¶@##
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#@¶&**/«,. 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     .....,/*&¶
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#@¶&**/«,. DOES  NOTING... BUT  TIME  DOES -  AFTER .,«/**&¶@#
#@¶&**/«,.     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     .,«/**&¶@#
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##@¶**/«,.             THE FIRST PLACE.             .,«/**¶@##
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&*//,..... MY  EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. .....,//*&
#@¶&**/«,. I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. .,«/**&¶@#
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#@¶&**/«,.              BUT I'M TIRED.              .,«/**&¶@#
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&**//«.... 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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