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~:,,,,,,,,         ,,,::~%@ DREAMS @%~::,,,         ,,,,,,,,:~
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@##%*=~:,,         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ,,:~=*%##@
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#%*=~:,,,,            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ,,,,:~=*%#
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=~:,,,,,,,                    ,~,                   ,,,,,,,:~=
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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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