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#@&$%†=:,,             ,:†$¶@####@¶$†:,             ,,:=†%$&@#
@&$%†=:,,,         ,,,::=$@ DREAMS @$=::,,,         ,,,:=†%$&@
&$%†=:,,,,             ,:†$¶@####@¶$†:,             ,,,,:=†%$&
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$%†=:,,,,,                   ,:,                    ,,,,,:=†%$
&$%†=:,,,,                                          ,,,,:=†%$&
@&$%†=:,,,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,,:=†%$&@
#@&$%†=:,,                                          ,,:=†%$&@#
##@&$%†=:,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,:=†%$&@##
#@&$%†=:,,                                          ,,:=†%$&@#
@&$%†=:,,,             ,:†$¶@####@¶$†:,             ,,,:=†%$&@
&$%†=:,,,,                   ,=,                    ,,,,:=†%$&
$%†=:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:=†%$
%†=:,,,,,,                  A COST                  ,,,,,,:=†%
†=:,,,,,,,                (ANECDOTE)                ,,,,,,,:=†
%†=:,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,:=†%
$%†=:,,,,,                    ::                    ,,,,,:=†%$
&$%†=:,,,,                                          ,,,,:=†%$&
@&$%†=:,,, I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,  AND  FOR   A  SECOND ,,,:=†%$&@
#@&$%†=:,, EVERYTHING  IS COMPLETELY  CALM AND DEAD ,,:=†%$&@#
##@&$%†=:, SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ,:=†%$&@##
#@&$%†=:,, SLOWLY  START   TO  PIECE  TOGETHER   MY ,,:=†%$&@#
@&$%†=:,,,        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ,,,:=†%$&@
&$%†=:,,,,                                          ,,,,:=†%$&
$%†=:,,,,, THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS   ME  AND  I  FEEL ,,,,,:=†%$
%†=:,,,,,,    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     ,,,,,,:=†%
$%†=:,,,,,    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ,,,,,:=†%$
&$%†=:,,,, RAPID MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC  IN  IT'S ,,,,:=†%$&
@&$%†=:,,,        PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.         ,,,:=†%$&@
#@&$%†=:,,                                          ,,:=†%$&@#
##@&$%†=:,                    ::                    ,:=†%$&@##
#@&$%†=:,,                                          ,,:=†%$&@#
@&$%†=:,,, MY SURROUNDINGS ARE  ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ,,,:=†%$&@
&$%†=:,,,,              ALMOST MOCKING.             ,,,,:=†%$&
$%†=:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:=†%$
%†=:,,,,,, I  FEEL  HELPLESS,  BUT  I MUST  TRY  TO ,,,,,,:=†%
†=:,,,,,,, ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE  FLOOR SEARCHING ,,,,,,,:=†
%†=:,,,,,, RELIEF, SUCH IS MY NATURE.  TURNING  THE ,,,,,,:=†%
$%†=:,,,,,     LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING    ,,,,,:=†%$
&$%†=:,,,,  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  ,,,,:=†%$&
@&$%†=:,,, DOES  NOTING...  BUT  TIME DOES  - AFTER ,,,:=†%$&@
#@&$%†=:,,     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     ,,:=†%$&@#
##@&$%†=:, DOUBTING ANYTHING  OF  THIS  HAPPENED IN ,:=†%$&@##
#@&$%†=:,,             THE FIRST PLACE.             ,,:=†%$&@#
@&$%†=:,,,                                          ,,,:=†%$&@
&$%†=:,,,, MY EYES  ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ,,,,:=†%$&
$%†=:,,,,, I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ,,,,,:=†%$
%†=:,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,:=†%
†=:,,,,,,,              BUT I'M TIRED.              ,,,,,,,:=†
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&$%†=:,,,,                 ::=†=::                  ,,,,:=†%$&
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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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