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..^«;†%#@# #@#%†;«^..
.^«;†%#@## ##@#%†;«^.
..^«;†%#@# #@#%†;«^..
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......^«;† ...^^«%@ DREAMS @%«^^... †;«^......
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.......... .†#@#@#†. ..........
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.......... INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE ..........
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........^« THE SPIRIT TRAVELS «^........
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...^«;†%#@ 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. «^........
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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. #@#%†;«^..
.^«;†%#@## ##@#%†;«^.
..^«;†%#@# 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. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... 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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.......... 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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