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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.        ..~†*¤§@##
#@§¤*†~...                                          ...~†*¤§@#
@§¤*†~.... 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.            ..~†*¤§@##
#@§¤*†~...                                          ...~†*¤§@#
@§¤*†~.... 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. ......~†*¤
§¤*†~.....                                          .....~†*¤§
@§¤*†~....              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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