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*/«~...... EVERYTHING IS  COMPLETELY CALM AND  DEAD ......~«/*
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#%*/«~.... 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 ..~«/*%#£#
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£#%*/«~... DOUBTING  ANYTHING OF  THIS  HAPPENED IN ...~«/*%#£
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%*/«~.....              WHEN DREAMING?              .....~«/*%
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