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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.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†%
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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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