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,:=*=*&###             ,:**########**:,             ###&*=*=:,
,,,,:==**&         ,,,::=*# DREAMS #*=::,,,         &**==:,,,,
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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.        ###&*=*=:,
,:=*=*&###                                          ###&*=*=:,
,:=*=*&### 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.            #*===*==:,
,:=*****&#                                          #&*****=:,
,:=*=*&### 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.             ###&*=*=:,
,:=*=***&&                                          &&***=*=:,
,:=*=**&## MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE  THOUGH, SCARED. ##&**=*=:,
,,,,==*&## I    DON'T    KNOW   WHAT    TO    MAKE. ##&*==,,,,
,,,:**==*&                                          &*==**:,,,
,,,,,==**#              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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