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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                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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