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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                  #@@§*^~,..
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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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