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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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##@#&%/~:¨ 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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##@#&%/~:¨ 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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