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#@##$%\~^,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,^~\%$##@#
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#@##$%\~^,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,^~\%$##@#
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@###$%\~^,                  A COST                  ,^~\%$###@
##@#$%\~^,                (ANECDOTE)                ,^~\%$#@##
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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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@@##$%\~^, THERE ARE CIRCLES  AND CROSSES INSCRIBED ,^~\%$##@@
#@##$%\~^, ALL  OVER MY VISION, PRESSING IN,  BEING ,^~\%$##@#
#@##$%\~^, ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM  SQUIRM, ,^~\%$##@#
#$%\\\~,,,    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ,,,~\\\%$#
#@##$%\~^, GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND.  IT'S LIKE ,^~\%$##@#
@@##$%\~^, LANGUAGE, SENTENCES  I CAN'T  HIDE FROM, ,^~\%$##@@
####$%\~^, FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN  MY  MIND, AND ,^~\%$####
@@##$%\~^,            DOING DAMAGE THERE.           ,^~\%$##@@
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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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