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,,-==†$£@#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #@£$†==-,,
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,,-==†$£@#            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            #@£$†==-,,
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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.        †==-,,,,,,
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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, $†==-,,,,,
,,,,,,-==†     THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND    †==-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-== GRINDING  TRENCHES IN MY MIND. IT'S LIKE ==-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I  CAN'T HIDE  FROM, =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY  MIND,  AND -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,            DOING DAMAGE THERE.           ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THEN I  REALIZE  I  CAN'T  HEAR ANYTHING ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,-     BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE      -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-=    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-== RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC  IN IT'S ==-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-==†         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        †==-,,,,,,
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,,-==†$£@# 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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