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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨.=*########*=.¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨=#=¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
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#¤*==«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«==*¤#
##¤*==«.¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨.«==*¤##
###¤*==«.¨                                          ¨.«==*¤###
##¤*==«.¨¨            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«.   ¨¨¨.«==*¤#
##¤*==«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«==*¤##
###¤*==«.¨                    ¨¨                    ¨.«==*¤###
##¤*==«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«==*¤##
#¤*==«.¨¨¨ 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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#¤*==«.¨¨¨                  ..«=«..                 ¨¨¨.«==*¤#
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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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