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.,~~~*$$$#         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         #$$$*~~~,.
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.,~*%$####            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ####$%*~,.
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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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....,**$$# MY SURROUNDINGS ARE ENTIRELY  CALM. IT'S #$$**,....
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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  #%%~~,....
.,~*%$#### DOES NOTING...  BUT  TIME  DOES -  AFTER ####$%*~,.
.,~*%$####     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     ####$%*~,.
.,~*%$#### DOUBTING ANYTHING  OF THIS  HAPPENED  IN ####$%*~,.
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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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