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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-.    $*-^......
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..^-*$£@## 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 #@£$*-^...
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..^-*$£@## 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  $*-^......
.......^-* DOES  NOTING... BUT  TIME  DOES -  AFTER *-^.......
........^-     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     -^........
.........^ DOUBTING ANYTHING  OF  THIS  HAPPENED IN ^.........
..........             THE FIRST PLACE.             ..........
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........^- MY EYES  ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. -^........
.......^-* I   DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. *-^.......
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...^-*$£@# 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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