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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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##¶§%^:~^¨                    ¨¨                    ¨^~:^%§¶##
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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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