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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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.......... 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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