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.......... 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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.......... DOUBTING ANYTHING OF  THIS  HAPPENED  IN ..........
..........             THE FIRST PLACE.             ..........
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.......... MY  EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ..........
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