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.....«†%¤@         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         @¤%†«.....
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...«†%¤@@#            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            #@@¤%†«...
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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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