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%†~~,,,,,,         ,,,~~~*# DREAMS #*~~~,,,         ,,,,,,~~†%
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~~,,,,,,,,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,,,,,,,~~
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%†~~,,,,,,            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.        ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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.        ,,,,,,,,,,
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~~,,,,,,,, MY SURROUNDINGS  ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ,,,,,,,,~~
†~~,,,,,,,              ALMOST MOCKING.             ,,,,,,,~~†
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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 ,,,~~†%*§@
#@§*%†~~,,     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.             ,,,,,~~†%*
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†~~,,,,,,, MY EYES ARE STILL  TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ,,,,,,,~~†
~~,,,,,,,, I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT   TO    MAKE. ,,,,,,,,~~
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,,,,,,,,,,              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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