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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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