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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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