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###&@%/~^¨             ¨^/@########@/^¨             ¨^~/%@&###
####&@/~^¨         ¨¨¨^^~@# DREAMS #@~^^¨¨¨         ¨^~/@&####
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###&@%/~^¨                  ¨¨%#%¨¨                 ¨^~/%@&###
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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)                ¨¨^^/%%%&#
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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.        ¨^~/%@&###
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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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#@@@%~¨¨¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨¨¨~%@@@#
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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. ¨^~/%@@&&&
&%%~^^^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^^^~%%&
###&@%/~^¨              BUT I'M TIRED.              ¨^~/%@&###
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###&@%/~^¨                  ^^~/~^^                 ¨^~/%@&###
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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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