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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.        ##@§¤=^«.,
,.«^^^^^¤@                                          @¤^^^^^«.,
,.«««««^=§ 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.            §¤=^^....,
,.«^^^==§§                                          §§==^^^«.,
,.«^=¤§@## 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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,.«^=¤§@##                    ..                    ##@§¤=^«.,
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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. ##@§¤=^«.,
,.«^=¤§@##                                          ##@§¤=^«.,
,,,,,.^^¤@              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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