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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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........-« 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 #*^†«-....
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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 -.........
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.......-«†  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  †«-.......
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.........- 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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