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,,,,,,,~%*                  ,,%@%,,                 *%~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~%*@             ,,^*@######@*^,,             @*%~,,,,,,
,,,,,~%*@@         ,,,,,~*# DREAMS #*~,,,,,         @@*%~,,,,,
,,,,~%*@@#             ,,^*@######@*^,,             #@@*%~,,,,
,,,~%*@@##                 ,,%@%,,                  ##@@*%~,,,
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,,,,~%*@@#                ,%@###@%,                 #@@*%~,,,,
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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.           ##@@*%~,,,
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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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