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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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##@§$%^~,¨                    ,,                    ¨,~^%$§@##
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###§$%^~,¨ I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,   AND  FOR  A  SECOND ¨,~^%$§###
##@§$%^~,¨ EVERYTHING  IS  COMPLETELY CALM AND DEAD ¨,~^%$§@##
##@§$%^~,¨ SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ¨,~^%$§@##
##@§$%^~,¨ SLOWLY   START  TO  PIECE  TOGETHER   MY ¨,~^%$§@##
§$$$$%^~,¨        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ¨,~^%$$$$§
§$^,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^$§
##@§$%^~,¨ THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS  ME  AND   I  FEEL ¨,~^%$§@##
@$%~,,,,¨¨   ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS ~WRONG~.    ¨¨,,,,~%$@
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§%^~¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨~^%§
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@@$$%%^~,¨ 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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##@§$%^~,¨                    ,,                    ¨,~^%$§@##
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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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