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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†                                          †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†*         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         *†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†**                                          **†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†**§            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            §**†~.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~†**§#                  A COST                  #§**†~.¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨.~†**§                                          §**†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~†**§# 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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                    ..                    ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†                                          †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†* MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY  CALM. IT'S *†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†**              ALMOST MOCKING.             **†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†**§                                          §**†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~†**§# 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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