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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.        ¨^«^*&#@##
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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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