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,,«*=%&@##         ,,,,,«%# DREAMS #%«,,,,,         ##@&%=*«,,
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,,,,,«*%&@         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         @&%*«,,,,,
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,,«*=%&@##            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ##@&%=*«,,
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,,«*=%&@##                (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.            #&==«,,,,,
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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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