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....:~;%&@ I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,  AND   FOR  A  SECOND @&%;~:....
.:~;%&&@@# EVERYTHING IS  COMPLETELY  CALM AND DEAD #@@&&%;~:.
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.:~;%%%%&# SLOWLY  START   TO  PIECE   TOGETHER  MY #&%%%%;~:.
.:~;%&@###        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ###@&%;~:.
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.:~;%%&&&@ THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS   ME  AND  I  FEEL @&&&%%;~:.
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.:~;%&&@## ALL OVER MY  VISION,  PRESSING IN, BEING ##@&&%;~:.
.:~~;;%&@@ ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN  FEEL THEM SQUIRM, @@&%;;~~:.
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...:~%&&&@ 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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.:~;%&&@##    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ##@&&%;~:.
...:~~~;&@ RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST CAUSTIC  IN  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 ##@&&%;~:.
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.:~;%&&@##  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. &&%%;~~~:.
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.:~;%&&@## 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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