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.......... THE FEELING FO "SOMETHIGN  IS WRONG WITH ..........
.......... THE WORLD"   - IN A VERY  PROFOUND  WAY, ..........
..........   IN A DOUBT-YOUR-EVERY-QUALIA WAY, IT   ..........
.......... NEVER DISSIPATED. JUST  GREW USED TO IT, ..........
..........                NUMB TO IT                ..........
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.........^  MAYBE EVEN FILTERED SUBCONSCIOUSLY TO   ^.........
........^~      RELIEVE THE GROWING TENSION AND     ~^........
.......^~^             DISILLUSIONMENT              ^~^.......
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.....^~^^@ THAT'S  PERHAPS  THE  DRAW  OF  STORIES, @^^~^.....
....^~^^@@  MYSTERIES AND "MAGISCAL REALISM", MOST  @@^^~^....
...^~^^@@# HORROR   STORIES   EVEN   -   THERE   IS #@@^^~^...
..^~^^@@##   CONFIRMATION. SOMETHING REALLY ^IS^    ##@@^^~^..
.^~^^@@### THERE. WHAT IT IS IS  NOT THAT IMPORTANT ###@@^^~^.
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