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.~=\§§§&##             .~\§########§\~.             ##&§§§\=~.
.~=\§§&###         ...~~=§# DREAMS #§=~~...         ###&§§\=~.
.~=\§§&###             .~\§########§\~.             ###&§§\=~.
.~=\§§&###                 ..§#§..                  ###&§§\=~.
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.~=\§§&###                 .§&###&§.                ###&§§\=~.
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....~\\§##         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ##§\\~....
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.~=\§§&###            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ###&§§\=~.
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...~==\§&#             .~\§########§\~.             #&§\==~...
.~=\§§&###                    .=.                   ###&§§\=~.
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....~=\§§&                  A COST                  &§§\=~....
.~=\§&####                (ANECDOTE)                ####&§\=~.
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.~=\§§&###                    ~~                    ###&§§\=~.
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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.        ###&§§\=~.
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....~~=§§& THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS   ME  AND  I  FEEL &§§=~~....
.~=\§§§§&&   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS =WRONG=.    &&§§§§\=~.
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.~=\§§&###                    ..                    ###&§§\=~.
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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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