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,&,,,&,&,&         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         &&,&,,,,,,
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,&,&,&,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            &&&,,&,,,,
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&&&&&,,&&&                  A COST                  &&&,,&&&,&
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,,&&,&,&,& 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~.    &&&&&,,,,&
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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 &,&&,,&,&&
,,,&,&,,&,      BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE     &&&,&,&&&,
,,,&&&&,&&    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ,,,&&&&,,&
&,,&,,,&&, RAPID MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC  IN  IT'S ,,,&,,,&,&
,&,&&,,&,&         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        ,,,&&,,&&&
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,,&,&&,,&& MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY CALM.  IT'S ,&&&&,,,,&
&,&&&,&,&,              ALMOST MOCKING.             ,&,,,&,,,&
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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    ,,&&&,,,,,
&,,,&,,&,&  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.             ,,,&&&&,,&
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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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,&,,,&,&,& 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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