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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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...~~~†@&#             .~†@########@†~.             #&@†~~~...
.~«†^@&###                   .«.                    ###&@^†«~.
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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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.~«†^@#### 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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