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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨%@%¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
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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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^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  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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