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&&,&&,&,&,         ,,,,,=%# DREAMS #%=,,,,,         ,&,,&,&,&,
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,&,,&,&,&,                 ,^&###&^,                ,&,&&,&,&,
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,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,&,,&,&,&,
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,&,,&,&,&,                    ,=,                   ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                  A COST                  ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                (ANECDOTE)                ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&,                    ,,                    ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, 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.         ,&,,&,&,&,
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&&,&&,&,&,                    ,,                    ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&&,&,&, 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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