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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.        ....~=^†%#
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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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