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¨¨¨¨¨¨^**@         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         @**^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^*=@            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            @=*^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^«*=*@¶##                (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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